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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 Strathcona (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 Strathcona. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Strathcona is located in Roseau 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 Roseau County: Beltrami, Kittson, Lake of the Woods & Marshall.

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

  • Roseau County     (The home county of Strathcona)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strathcona, with the one closest to Strathcona listed first.
    • Greenbush
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbush have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
      • Greenbush is located in Roseau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbush <2>
    • Badger
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Badger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
      • Badger is located in Roseau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Badger <2>
    • Wannaska
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wannaska have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wannaska
      • Wannaska is located in Roseau County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wannaska <2>
    • Fox
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
      • Fox is located in Roseau County
    • Roseau
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseau
      • Roseau is located in Roseau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,659 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseau <2>
  • Kittson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strathcona, with the one closest to Strathcona listed first.
    • Karlstad
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • 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
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Halma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halma
      • Halma is located in Kittson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halma <2>
    • Lake Bronson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strathcona, with the one closest to Strathcona listed first.
    • Middle River
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • 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
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Newfolden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Holt
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
      • Holt is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
    • Gatzke
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Englund
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englund have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englund
      • Englund is located in Marshall County
    • Viking
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking
      • Viking is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Grygla
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grygla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grygla
      • Grygla is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grygla <2>
  • Pennington County
    • Thief River Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • 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>

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

Newspapers Published in Strathcona ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Strathcona.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Strathcona, 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 Strathcona.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Strathcona:

Cemeteries Near Strathcona ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Strathcona.

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

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

  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • Poplar Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poplar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Grove Cemetery
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Huntly Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huntly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huntly Cemetery
  • Lorenson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lorenson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lorenson Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Finnish Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finnish Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finnish Lutheran Cemetery
  • Woodman Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodman Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • Klondike Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Klondike Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Klondike Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (114 more) ...
    • Blessed Sacrament Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blessed Sacrament Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blessed Sacrament Cemetery
    • Wikstrom Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wikstrom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wikstrom Cemetery
    • Gaarde Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gaarde Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaarde Cemetery

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 Strathcona in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Strathcona.

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

  • Pelan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelan
    • Pelan is located in Kittson County
  • Holt
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
    • Holt is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Englund
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englund have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englund
    • Englund is located in Marshall County
  • Foldahl
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Viking
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking
    • Viking is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Strathcona. 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Strathcona) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Strathcona. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.5539, Longitude: -96.1672       In this case, the coordinates for Strathcona have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Strathcona, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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