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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 Starbuck (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 Starbuck. 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 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.

Starbuck is located in Pope 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 Pope County: Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, Stearns, Stevens, Swift & Todd.

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

  • Pope County     (The home county of Starbuck)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Starbuck, with the one closest to Starbuck listed first.
    • Long Beach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
      • Long Beach is located in Pope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
    • New Prairie ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lowry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
      • Lowry is located in Pope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowry <2>
    • Glenwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cyrus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cyrus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
      • Cyrus is located in Pope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cyrus <2>
    • Farwell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
      • Farwell is located in Pope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Sedan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
      • Sedan is located in Pope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Villard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Grove Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grove Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Lake
      • Grove Lake is located in Pope County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grove Lake
      • From Starbuck to Grove Lake
    • Westport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Starbuck, with the one closest to Starbuck listed first.
    • Kensington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Forada
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forada have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forada
      • Forada is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forada <2>
    • Holmes City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Alexandria
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Garfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Nelson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
      • Nelson is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
    • Brandon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Osakis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Carlos
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlos have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos
      • Carlos is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlos <2>
    • Evansville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Belle River
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Starbuck, with the one closest to Starbuck listed first.
    • Hoffman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Barrett
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
      • Barrett is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
    • Erdahl
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kandiyohi County
    • Sunburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburg
      • Sunburg is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Stearns County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Starbuck, with the one closest to Starbuck listed first.
    • Brooten
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooten have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooten
      • Brooten is located in Stearns County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
    • Elrosa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elrosa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrosa
      • Elrosa is located in Stearns County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elrosa <2>
    • Belgrade
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belgrade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
      • Belgrade is located in Stearns County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
    • Sauk Centre
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Stevens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Starbuck, with the one closest to Starbuck listed first.
    • Hancock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Morris
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Donnelly
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donnelly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelly
      • Donnelly is located in Stevens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Alberta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Swift County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Starbuck, with the one closest to Starbuck listed first.
    • Swift Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Clontarf
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clontarf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clontarf
      • Clontarf is located in Swift County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clontarf <2>
    • Benson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • De Graff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Graff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
      • De Graff is located in Swift County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Danvers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danvers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
      • Danvers is located in Swift County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Murdock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Kerkhoven
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerkhoven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerkhoven
      • Kerkhoven is located in Swift County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kerkhoven <2>
  • Todd County
    • West Union
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
      • West Union is located in Todd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people

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

Cemeteries Near Starbuck ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Starbuck.

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

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

  • Minnewaska Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minnewaska Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minnewaska Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Indherred Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indherred Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indherred Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fron Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Early Indherred Community Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Early Indherred Community Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Early Indherred Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chief White Bear Grave
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chief White Bear Grave
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chief White Bear Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barsness Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barsness Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barsness Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. John's Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • 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.
  • Glenwood City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lake Ann Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Ann Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Ann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (172 more) ...
    • Swedish Mission Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Mission Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedish Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Norunga Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norunga Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norunga 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Starbuck had a population of 224 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Starbuck had a population of 1,267 people.

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

  • Lowry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
    • Lowry is located in Pope County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowry <2>
  • Glenwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cyrus
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cyrus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
    • Cyrus is located in Pope County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cyrus <2>
  • Farwell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
    • Farwell is located in Pope County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
  • Terrace
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace
    • Terrace is located in Pope County
  • Kensington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Villard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hancock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Swift Falls
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Holmes City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Clontarf
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clontarf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clontarf
    • Clontarf is located in Swift County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clontarf <2>
  • Grove Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grove Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Lake
    • Grove Lake is located in Pope County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Grove Lake
    • From Starbuck to Grove Lake
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Starbuck ...

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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Starbuck.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Starbuck. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Starbuck and those printed in the larger area surrounding Starbuck.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6> of Starbuck.

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 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 Starbuck:

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

The official website for Pope County: www.mncounties3.org/pope/

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 Starbuck, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Starbuck) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Starbuck. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6145, Longitude: -95.5312    









 

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