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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 Terrebonne (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 Terrebonne. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Terrebonne is located in Red Lake 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 Red Lake County: Pennington & Polk.

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

  • Red Lake County     (The home county of Terrebonne)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Terrebonne, with the one closest to Terrebonne listed first.
    • Brooks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Brooks is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
    • Plummer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Plummer is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Red Lake Falls
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Oklee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Dorothy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Dorothy is located in Red Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
  • Clearwater County
    • Gonvick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Mahnomen County
    • Bejou
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Marshall County
    • Viking
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Viking is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
  • Norman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Terrebonne, with the one closest to Terrebonne listed first.
    • Rindal
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Rindal is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindal
    • Flaming
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Flaming is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaming
  • Pennington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Terrebonne, with the one closest to Terrebonne listed first.
    • Saint Hilaire
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Saint Hilaire is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Hilaire
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
    • Thief River Falls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Erie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Erie is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
    • Goodridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Goodridge is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Terrebonne, with the one closest to Terrebonne listed first.
    • Mentor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Dugdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Dugdale is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugdale
    • Erskine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gentilly
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Gentilly is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
    • McIntosh
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Melvin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Melvin is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
    • Trail
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Trail is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • Fertile
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Winger
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Crookston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Shirley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Shirley is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
    • Gully
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Gully is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Euclid
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Euclid is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid

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

Cemeteries Near Terrebonne ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Terrebonne.

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 Terrebonne - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Terrebonne covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • St. Anthony Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Clearwater Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Presbyterian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • St. Vincent De Paul Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sorum Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Faith Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • St. Lawrence Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rosehill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (134 more) ...
    • Saron Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Finnish Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hitterdal Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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.<3>

While we didn't find Terrebonne in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Terrebonne.

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

  • Mentor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Dugdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dugdale is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugdale
  • Erskine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gentilly
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Gentilly is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
  • Maple Bay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Maple Bay is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Bay
  • Benoit
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Benoit is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
  • McIntosh
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Burwell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Burwell is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwell
  • Melvin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Melvin is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
  • Fertile
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Winger
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Crookston
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Rindal
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Rindal is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindal
    • Shirley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Shirley is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
    • Olga
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Olga is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga

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

Newspapers Published in Terrebonne ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Terrebonne.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Terrebonne, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Terrebonne.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Terrebonne:

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>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 Terrebonne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Terrebonne) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.