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 Saint Stephen (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 Saint Stephen. 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.
Name Variations for Saint Stephen ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint Stephen: St. Stephen
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Saint Stephen is located in Stearns 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 Stearns County: Benton, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Morrison, Pope, Sherburne, Todd & Wright.
Below are the counties that are near Saint Stephen. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Stephen:
- Stearns County (The home county of Saint Stephen)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Stephen, with the one closest to Saint Stephen listed first.
- Opole
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Opole. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opole
- Opole is located in Stearns County
- Saint Wendel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Wendel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
- Saint Wendel is located in Stearns County
- Evergreen Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Evergreen Village is located in Stearns County
- Sartell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sartell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartell
- Sartell is located in Stearns County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,079 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sartell <3>
- Collegeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Holdingford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holdingford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holdingford
- Holdingford is located in Stearns County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holdingford <3>
- Waite Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Avon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Cloud
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Pleasant Lake is located in Stearns County
- Albany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Stephen, with the one closest to Saint Stephen listed first.
- Watab
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watab
- Watab is located in Benton County
- Rice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Rice is located in Benton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <3>
- Evergreen Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Evergreen Village is located in Benton County
- Sauk Rapids
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gilman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Gilman is located in Benton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilman <3>
- Foley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Foley is located in Benton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,653 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foley <3>
- Duelm
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duelm
- Duelm is located in Benton County
- Ronneby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ronneby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronneby
- Ronneby is located in Benton County
- Oak Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Oak Park is located in Benton County
- Meeker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Stephen, with the one closest to Saint Stephen listed first.
- Watkins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Watkins is located in Meeker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins <3>
- Eden Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Valley
- Eden Valley is located in Meeker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden Valley <3>
- Mille Lacs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Stephen, with the one closest to Saint Stephen listed first.
- Estes Brook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Brook
- Estes Brook is located in Mille Lacs County
- Foreston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
- Foreston is located in Mille Lacs County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Milaca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milaca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milaca
- Milaca is located in Mille Lacs County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,899 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milaca <3>
- Pease
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pease have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
- Pease is located in Mille Lacs County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Morrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Stephen, with the one closest to Saint Stephen listed first.
- North Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Prairie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- North Prairie is located in Morrison County
- Royalton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bowlus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elmdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Elmdale is located in Morrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Buckman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckman
- Buckman is located in Morrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Upsala
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morrill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morrill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
- Morrill is located in Morrison County
- Ramey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
- Ramey is located in Morrison County
- Sobieski
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sobieski have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sobieski
- Sobieski is located in Morrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Genola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genola
- Genola is located in Morrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Little Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pierz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierz
- Pierz is located in Morrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierz <3>
- Sherburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Stephen, with the one closest to Saint Stephen listed first.
- Cable
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cable. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- Cable is located in Sherburne County
- Clear Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Clear Lake is located in Sherburne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clear Lake <3>
- Santiago
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
- Santiago is located in Sherburne County
- Becker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Becker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker
- Becker is located in Sherburne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,033 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Becker <3>
- Todd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Stephen, with the one closest to Saint Stephen listed first.
- Burtrum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grey Eagle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grey Eagle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Eagle
- Grey Eagle is located in Todd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grey Eagle <3>
- Pillsbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pillsbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury
- Pillsbury is located in Todd County
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Stephen, with the one closest to Saint Stephen listed first.
- Clearwater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Clearwater is located in Wright County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <3>
- Hasty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Hasty is located in Wright County
- South Haven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
- South Haven is located in Wright County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Haven <3>
- Silver Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Silver Creek is located in Wright County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Stephen, see our County-by-County Page for Saint Stephen.
Cemeteries Near Saint Stephen ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Stephen.
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 Saint Stephen covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Stephen, with the one closest to Saint Stephen listed first.
- St. Stephni Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephni Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stephni Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Brockway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brockway Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brockway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Rice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Wendel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Wendel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Wendel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Holy Cross Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Graham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Royalton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Royalton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Royalton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Monastic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monastic Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monastic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<4>
While we didn't find Saint Stephen in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saint Stephen.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Stephen, with the one closest to Saint Stephen listed first.
- Watab
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watab
- Watab is located in Benton County
- Rice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Rice is located in Benton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <3>
- Saint Wendel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Wendel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
- Saint Wendel is located in Stearns County
- Opole
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Opole. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opole
- Opole is located in Stearns County
- North Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Prairie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- North Prairie is located in Morrison County
- Collegeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sauk Rapids
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Royalton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Holdingford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holdingford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holdingford
- Holdingford is located in Stearns County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holdingford <3>
- Saint Anna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Anna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anna
- Saint Anna is located in Stearns County
- Avon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Saint Cloud
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elmdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Elmdale is located in Morrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Parent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parent
- Parent is located in Benton County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint Stephen. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Stephen.
Newspapers Published in Saint Stephen ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Stephen.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Stephen, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Stephen.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Saint Stephen:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Stearns County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Meeker County
- Mille Lacs County
- Morrison County
- Sherburne County
- Todd County
- Wright County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Minnesota
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Saint Stephen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Stearns County: www.co.stearns.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | 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. |
<3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<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 Saint Stephen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<5> | 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- Saint Stephen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Stephen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7009, Longitude: -94.2741 In this case, the coordinates for Saint Stephen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |