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 Sabin (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 Sabin. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Sabin is located in Clay 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 Clay County: Becker, Norman, Otter Tail, Wilkin, Cass (ND) & Richland (ND).
Below are the counties that are near Sabin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sabin:
- Clay County (The home county of Sabin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sabin, with the one closest to Sabin listed first.
- Finkle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Finkle is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkle
- Moorhead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baker is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Dilworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Glyndon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Comstock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Comstock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Muskoda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Muskoda is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskoda
- Oakport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakport is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakport
- Barnesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kragnes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kragnes is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kragnes
- Hawley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rollag
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rollag is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollag
- Felton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Becker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sabin, with the one closest to Sabin listed first.
- Lake Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cormorant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cormorant is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cormorant
- Norman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sabin, with the one closest to Sabin listed first.
- Borup
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Borup is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borup
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Perley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Perley is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Otter Tail County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sabin, with the one closest to Sabin listed first.
- Rothsay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pelican Rapids
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sabin, with the one closest to Sabin listed first.
- Wolverton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wolverton is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Lawndale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lawndale is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Kent
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kent is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Cass County (ND)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sabin, with the one closest to Sabin listed first.
- Briarwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Briarwood is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Wild Rice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wild Rice is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rice
- Frontier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Frontier is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Prairie Rose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Prairie Rose is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Rose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Oxbow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oxbow is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Fargo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Horace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- North River
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- North River is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- West Fargo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Reile's Acres
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reile's Acres is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reile's Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
- Harwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Warren
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Warren is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Kindred
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Richland County (ND)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sabin, with the one closest to Sabin listed first.
- Christine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Walcott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Abercrombie
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Colfax
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Barrie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barrie is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrie
- Galchutt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Galchutt is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galchutt
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sabin, see our County-by-County Page for Sabin.
Cemeteries Near Sabin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sabin.
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 Sabin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sabin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sabin, with the one closest to Sabin listed first.
- Sabin Trinity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Moorhead Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hoff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lower Wild Rice & Red River Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Glyndon.
- Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Riverside Cemetery (located 70 miles to the north).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83177 <2>
- Prairie Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (119 more) ...
- Clara Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Comstock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elkton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Sabin had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sabin had a population of 558 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sabin, with the one closest to Sabin listed first.
- Finkle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Finkle is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkle
- Baker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baker is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Moorhead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wild Rice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wild Rice is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rice
- Dilworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Glyndon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Downer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Downer is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
- Comstock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Comstock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Hickson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hickson is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickson
- Fargo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Horace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Muskoda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Muskoda is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskoda
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Barnesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Averill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Averill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
- Christine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sabin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sabin.
Newspapers Published in Sabin ...
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 107 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sabin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sabin, 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 Sabin.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Sabin:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Clay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Becker County
- Norman County
- Otter Tail County
- Wilkin County
- Cass County
- Richland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Minnesota
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sabin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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 Sabin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |