GEOGRAPHIC BOARD:

An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Minnesota Geographic Board.
Title:Records.
Dates:1922-1979.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Administrative records of the board and files on the board-sponsored Minnesota gazetteer project of the Work Projects Administration.
Quantity:23.5 cubic feet (27 boxes and 2 oversize boxes).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Expand/CollapseHISTORICAL NOTE

The State Geographic Board was established by the legislature in 1937 (Laws 1937 c63) and consisted of the commissioner of conservation, the commissioner of state highways, and the director of the Minnesota Historical Society. Prior to the board's establishment, geographic names were changed by petitioning county boards (Laws 1925 c157). The county boards submitted all changes to the commissioner of drainage and waters to prevent duplication.

The functions of the board were to determine the correct and most appropriate names of the lakes, streams, places, and other geographic features in the state and the spelling thereof; to pass upon and give names to unnamed geographic features in the state; and to cooperate with county boards in changing geographic names to eliminate duplication of names as far as possible. The board also sponsored the Minnesota gazetteer project, which was designed to compile and publish a gazetteer of Minnesota place names and was carried out with WPA funds. It was never completed.

The board was abolished by the legislature in 1971 and its functions transferred to the commissioner of Natural Resources (Laws 1969 c1129 art3 s3), who assigned the work to the Division of Waters, Soils, and Minerals.


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The board's administrative records include minutes of its sporadic formal meetings (1937-1969); correspondence and subject files relating to place name derivations, proposed name changes, and the board's general administrative functioning and activities; opinions of the Minnesota attorney general on the board's powers and authority; lists of decisions of the Minnesota and United States geographic boards; files of correspondence and memoranda on place names arranged by county; and index cards regarding geographic place names for villages, townships, post offices, lakes, streams, resorts, islands, peninsulas and other geographic locations. The subject files include extensive data on place names in the Chippewa and Superior national forests, and a list of Ojibwe names of northern Minnesota lakes.

The Minnesota gazetteer project, sponsored by the Geographic Board and carried out with WPA funds, was designed to compile and eventually publish a gazetteer of Minnesota place names. The project was never completed. Project files include correspondence, place name bibliographies, maps, and assorted lists of place names giving histories and derivations. They are supplemented by index cards for townships, villages and cities, ghost towns, and the counties of Aitkin, Crow Wing, and Itasca. The card for each place name gives its location by range, township, and section, occasional notes on alternate or previous names, and authority citations.


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Access Restrictions:

Digitized originals are closed. Please consult the reference staff for more information.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota Geographic Board. Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 985-175; 990-131; 991-22; 2024-7

Processing Information:

Legacy Amendment logo

Digitized by: Minnesota Historical Society, January-May 2024

Digitization was made possible by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the vote of Minnesotans on November 4, 2008.

Catalog ID number: 990017100590104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Location
113.D.2.1BMinutes, 1937-1969.
Minutes, 1937-1969.Digital version
Correspondence Previous to Creation of Board, 1926-1928, 1934.
Correspondence Previous to Creation of Board, 1926-1928, 1934.Digital version
General Correspondence, 1937-1976. 7 folders.
Correspondence relates to name changes that were proposed, place name derivation data, and general administrative functioning of the board.
General Correspondence, 1937-1939.1937-1939
General Correspondence, 1940-1949.1940-1949
General Correspondence, 1953-1963.1953-1963
General Correspondence, 1964-May 1969.1964-May 1969
General Correspondence, June 1969-July 1969.June 1969-July 1969
General Correspondence, August 1969-1970.August 1969-1970
General Correspondence, 1971-1976.1971-1976
Correspondence with U.S. Board of Geographic Names, 1937-1943, 1956-1968. 4 folders.
Correspondence with U.S. Board of Geographic Names, 1937-1943.1937-1943
Correspondence with U.S. Board of Geographic Names, 1956-1962.1956-1962
Correspondence with U.S. Board of Geographic Names, 1963-1965.1963-1965
Correspondence with U.S. Board of Geographic Names, 1966-1968.1966-1968
Correspondence with U.S. Forest Service, 1937-1942, 1949-1963. 3 folders.
Correspondence with U.S. Forest Service, 1937-1942.1937-1942
Correspondence with U.S. Forest Service, 1949-September 1961.1949-September 1961
Correspondence with U.S. Forest Service, October 1961-1963.October 1961-1963
Subject Files, 1925-1969. 19 folders:
Attorney General's Opinions, 1940-1966.
Subject Files: Attorney General's Opinions, 1940-1966.Digital version
Chippewa National Forest: Name Recommendations, 1940-1941.
Subject Files: Chippewa National Forest: Name Recommendations, 1940-1941.Digital version
Chippewa National Forest: Name Miscellany, 1939-1951.
Subject Files: Chippewa National Forest: Name Miscellany, 1939-1951.Digital version
Decisions of the U.S. Geographic Board, 1932-1961.
Subject Files: Decisions of the U.S. Geographic Board, 1932-1961.Digital version
Decisions of Minnesota Geographic Board, 1940-1968.
Subject Files: Decisions of Minnesota Geographic Board, 1940-1968.Digital version
Decisions List: Compiled by Genevieve M. Trvdik, Conservation Department, 1961.
Subject Files: Decisions List: Compiled by Genevieve M. Trvdik, Conservation Department, 1961.Digital version
Delafield Peninsula and the Northwest Angle, 1941-1944.
Subject Files: Delafield Peninsula and the Northwest Angle, 1941-1944.Digital version
Ditter, Anthony L., Hennepin County, 1941-1956.
Subject Files: Ditter, Anthony L., Hennepin County, 1941-1956.Digital version
Drainage and Waters Division. Lake and Stream Identification Number System, approximately 1940.
Subject Files: Drainage and Waters Division. Lake and Stream Identification Number System, approximately 1940.Digital version
Legislation, 1925-1969.
Subject Files: Legislation, 1925-1969.Digital version
"Ojibway Names of Some Northern Minnesota Lakes," Report No. 1 of the Ojibway Research Society, April 1944.
Subject Files: Ojibway Names of Some Northern Minnesota Lakes, Report No. 1 of the Ojibway Research Society, April 1944.Digital version
Procedures and Policies, undated and 1937-1942.
Subject Files: Procedures and Policies, undated and 1937-1942.Digital version
Publicity, 1937-1966.
Subject Files: Publicity, 1937-1966.Digital version
Reports to Board, 1938-1954.
Subject Files: Reports to Board, 1938-1954.Digital version
Sample Forms, undated.
Subject Files: Sample Forms, undated.Digital version
Superior National Forest: Name Recommendations, 1940.
Subject Files: Superior National Forest: Name Recommendations, 1940.Digital version
Superior National Forest: Name Miscellany, 1939-1940.
Subject Files: Superior National Forest: Name Miscellany, 1939-1940.Digital version
U.S. Forest Service Geographic Names Handbook Appendices (1968) and correspondence (1965-1969).
Names of places and features in Superior and Chippewa national forests.
Subject Files: U.S. Forest Service Geographic Names Handbook Appendices (1968) and correspondence (1965-1969).Digital version
Zumbro River Inquiry, 1960-1961.
Subject Files: Zumbro River Inquiry, 1960-1961.Digital version
Location
113.D.2.2FCorrespondence by County, 1937-1964. 34 folders:
General Minnesota.
Correspondence by County, 1937-1964. General Minnesota.Digital version
Aitkin.
Correspondence by County, 1937-1964. Aitkin.Digital version
Becker.
Correspondence by County, 1937-1964. Becker.Digital version
Beltrami.
Correspondence by County, 1937-1964. Beltrami.Digital version
Blue Earth.
Correspondence by County, 1937-1964. Blue Earth.Digital version
Brown.
Correspondence by County, 1937-1964. Brown.Digital version
Cass.
Correspondence by County, 1937-1964. Cass.Digital version
Chisago.
Correspondence by County, 1937-1964. Chisago.Digital version
Clay.
Correspondence by County, 1937-1964. Clay.Digital version
Clearwater.
Correspondence by County, 1937-1964. Clearwater.Digital version
Cook.
Correspondence by County, 1937-1964. Cook.Digital version
Cottonwood.
Correspondence by County, 1937-1964. Cottonwood.Digital version
Crow Wing.
Correspondence by County, 1937-1964. Crow Wing.Digital version
Faribault.
Correspondence by County, 1937-1964. Faribault.Digital version
Grant.
Correspondence by County, 1937-1964. Grant.Digital version
Hennepin.
Correspondence by County, 1937-1964. Hennepin.Digital version
Hubbard.
Correspondence by County, 1937-1964. Hubbard.Digital version
Itasca.
Correspondence by County, 1937-1964. Itasca.Digital version
Kanabec.
Correspondence by County, 1937-1964. Kanabec.Digital version
Kittson.
Correspondence by County, 1937-1964. Kittson.Digital version
Lake.
Correspondence by County, 1937-1964. Lake.Digital version
Le Sueur.
Correspondence by County, 1937-1964. Le Sueur.Digital version
Mahnomen.
Correspondence by County, 1937-1964. Mahnomen.Digital version
Morrison.
Correspondence by County, 1937-1964. Morrison.Digital version
Murray.
Correspondence by County, 1937-1964. Murray.Digital version
Otter Tail.
Correspondence by County, 1937-1964. Otter Tail.Digital version
Pine.
Correspondence by County, 1937-1964. Pine.Digital version
Ramsey.
Correspondence by County, 1937-1964. Ramsey.Digital version
Redwood.
Correspondence by County, 1937-1964. Redwood.Digital version
St. Louis.
Correspondence by County, 1937-1964. St. Louis.Digital version
Scott.
Correspondence by County, 1937-1964. Scott.Digital version
Sherburne.
Correspondence by County, 1937-1964. Sherburne.Digital version
Washington.
Correspondence by County, 1937-1964. Washington.Digital version
Yellow Medicine.
Correspondence by County, 1937-1964. Yellow Medicine.Digital version
Location
113.D.2.3BWorks Projects Administration: Federal Writers Project:
Minnesota Gazetteer Files.
The Minnesota Gazetteer project was sponsored by the Geographic Board and carried out with WPA funds. It was designed to compile and eventually publish a gazetteer of Minnesota place names. The project was never completed.
Instructions for WPA Workers, 1940.
Instructions for WPA Workers, 1940.Digital version
FWP Correspondence, 1937-1940, 1956.
FWP Correspondence, 1937-1940, 1956.Digital version
FWP. "The Public Statutes of Minnesota, 1849-1858."
FWP. The Public Statutes of Minnesota, 1849-1858.Digital version
FWP. "St. Paul... April 28, 1859," extracted from the Pioneer and Democrat Weekly.
FWP. St. Paul... April 28, 1859, extracted from the Pioneer and Democrat Weekly.Digital version
Minnesota Annals: Record of Sources Read, 1941.
Minnesota Annals: Record of Sources Read, 1941.Digital version
Books on Minnesota [bibliography], undated.
Books on Minnesota [bibliography], undated.Digital version
County Boundaries and Organization, 1857-1858.
County Boundaries and Organization, 1857-1858.Digital version
County Maps - Linen Tracings, approximately 1940.
County Maps - Linen Tracings, approximately 1940.Digital version
Maps of Minnesota [bibliography], undated.
Maps of Minnesota [bibliography], undated.Digital version
Maps - List, undated.
Maps - List, undated.Digital version
Maps and Magazines on Minnesota, undated.
Maps and Magazines on Minnesota, undated.Digital version
Map of 1688 (J.B. Franquelyn) (photocopy).
Map of 1688 (J.B. Franquelyn) (photocopy).Digital version
Post Offices in Minnesota, 1851, 1856-1857, 1865.
Post Offices in Minnesota, 1851, 1856-1857, 1865.Digital version
Streams in Minnesota, October 1922.
Streams in Minnesota, October 1922.Digital version
Town List, 1926.
Town List, 1926.Digital version
Village and Post Office List from Andreas Atlas, 1874.
Village and Post Office List from Andreas Atlas, 1874.Digital version
Wisconsin Place Names in Proximity to Minnesota, undated.
Wisconsin Place Names in Proximity to Minnesota, undated.Digital version
County Place Name Bibliographies.
County Place Name Bibliographies.Digital version
Aitkin County Gazetteer.
Aitkin County Gazetteer.Digital version
Anoka County Gazetteer.
Anoka County Gazetteer.Digital version
Itasca County Gazetteer. 5 folders:
Reference and Place Name Indexes.
Itasca County Gazetteer. Reference and Place Name Indexes.Digital version
Miscellaneous Historical Writings.
Itasca County Gazetteer. Miscellaneous Historical Writings.Digital version
Gazetteer (alphabetical).
Itasca County Gazetteer. Gazetteer (alphabetical).Digital version
Gazetteer (by township).
Itasca County Gazetteer. Gazetteer (by township).Digital version
Gazetteer (by topic).
Itasca County Gazetteer. Gazetteer (by topic).Digital version
Kanabec County Gazetteer.
Kanabec County Gazetteer.Digital version
Wabasha County Gazetteer. 8 folders:
Annals [historical narrative].
Wabasha County Gazetteer. Annals [historical narrative].Digital version
Pioneer Churches.
Wabasha County Gazetteer. Pioneer Churches.Digital version
Place Names. 2 folders.
Wabasha County Gazetteer. Place Names. Folder 1
Wabasha County Gazetteer. Place Names. Folder 2
Schools.
Wabasha County Gazetteer. Schools.Digital version
Townships.
Wabasha County Gazetteer. Townships.Digital version
Historical Notes.
Wabasha County Gazetteer. Historical Notes.Digital version
Miscellaneous Writings.
Wabasha County Gazetteer. Miscellaneous Writings.Digital version
Location
112.D.3.1BGazetteer Index Cards:
Aitkin County. 1 card box.
Gazetteer Index Cards: Aitkin County.Digital version
Crow Wing County. 2 card boxes.
Gazetteer Index Cards: Crow Wing County. A-L.A-L
Gazetteer Index Cards: Crow Wing County. M-Z.M-Z
Location
113.D.2.2FItasca County. 2 card boxes.
Gazetteer Index Cards: Itasca County. A-L.A-L
Gazetteer Index Cards: Itasca County. M-Z.M-Z
Location
112.D.3.1BTownships. 3 card boxes:
Aitkin-Houston.
Gazetteer Index Cards: Townships: Aitkin-Houston.Digital version
Isanti-Pennington.
Gazetteer Index Cards: Townships: Isanti-Pennington.Digital version
Pine-Yellow Medicine.
Gazetteer Index Cards: Townships: Pine-Yellow Medicine.Digital version
Location
112.D.3.2FVillages and Cities. 4 card boxes and partial box:
A-D.
Gazetteer Index Cards: Villages and Cities: Aastad-Dykeman. Aastad-Dykeman
E-J.
Gazetteer Index Cards: Villages and Cities: Eagle Bend-Juneberry. Eagle Bend-Juneberry
K-O.
Gazetteer Index Cards: Villages and Cities: Kalavala-Oylen. Kalavala-Oylen
P-U.
Gazetteer Index Cards: Villages and Cities: Padua-Utica. Padua-Utica
V-Z. Partial box.
Gazetteer Index Cards: Villages and Cities: Vadnais-Zumbrota. Vadnais-Zumbrota
Ghost Towns (by county). 1 card box.
Gazetteer Index Cards: Ghost Towns.Digital version
Place Name Card File. Partial card file box.
A small collection of place name index cards, apparently compiled as part of the Minnesota Gazetteer Project, citing assorted geographic features, settlements, ferry landings, etc., named in early published sources. Cryptic citations are included with most entries.
Gazetteer Index Cards: Place Name Card File.Digital version
Location
139.D.8.1B-1Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s:
Arranged in alphabetical order by county name, there under in alphabetical order by place name, including villages, lakes, streams, resorts, islands, townships, peninsulas, and other geographic locations. Each index card may include the geographic name in use, approved geographic name, other names, type of feature, location, and comments. Some of the counties include index cards arranged by township and range, and index cards noting what sources were consulted.
Miscellaneous Index Cards.
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Miscellaneous.Digital version
No County Name Index Cards.
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: No County Name.Digital version
Aitkin-Becker County (A-T Place Names).
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Aitkin.Aitkin
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Anoka.Anoka
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Becker, A-T Place Names.Becker, A-T
Location
139.D.8.1B-2Becker County (U-Z Place Names)-Blue Earth County.
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Becker, U-Z Place Names.Becker, U-Z
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Beltrami.Beltrami
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Benton.Benton
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Big Stone.Big Stone
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Blue Earth.Blue Earth
Location
139.D.8.2F-1Brown County-Cass County.
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Brown.Brown
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Carlton.Carlton
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Carver.Carver
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Cass.Cass
Location
139.D.8.2F-2Chippewa County-Cook County (A-R Place Names).
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Chippewa.Chippewa
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Chisago.Chisago
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Clay.Clay
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Clearwater.Clearwater
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Cook, A-R Place Names.Cook, A-R
Location
139.D.8.3B-1Cook County (S-Z Place Names)-Crow Wing County.
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Cook, S-Z Place Names.Cook, S-Z
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Cottonwood.Cottonwood
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Crow Wing.Crow Wing
Location
139.D.8.3B-2Dakota County-Freeborn County.
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Dakota.Dakota
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Dodge.Dodge
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Douglas.Douglas
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Faribault.Faribault
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Fillmore.Fillmore
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Freeborn.Freeborn
Location
139.D.8.4F-1Goodhue County-Houston County.
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Goodhue.Goodhue
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Grant.Grant
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Hennepin.Hennepin
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Houston.Houston
Location
139.D.8.4F-2Hubbard County-Itasca County.
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Hubbard.Hubbard
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Isanti.Isanti
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Itasca.Itasca
Location
139.D.8.5B-1Itasca County (cont.)- Lac qui Parle.
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Itasca (continued).Itasca (continued)
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: JacksonJackson
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Kanabec.Kanabec
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Kandiyohi.Kandiyohi
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Kittson.Kittson
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Koochiching.Koochiching
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Lac qui Parle.Lac qui Parle
Location
139.D.8.5B-2Lake County-Le Sueur County.
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Lake. Lake
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Lake of the Woods.Lake of the Woods
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Le Sueur.Le Sueur
Location
139.D.8.6F-1Lincoln County-Morrison County.
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Lincoln.Lincoln
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Lyon.Lyon
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: McLeod.McLeod
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Mahnomen.Mahnomen
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Marshall.Marshall
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Martin.Martin
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Meeker.Meeker
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Mille Lacs.Mille Lacs
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Morrison.Morrison
Location
139.D.8.6F-2Morrison County (cont.)-Otter Tail County.
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Morrison (continued.)Morrison (continued)
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Mower.Mower
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Murray.Murray
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Nicollet and Nobles.Nicollet and Nobles
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Norman.Norman
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Olmsted.Olmsted
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Otter Tail.Otter Tail
Location
139.D.8.7B-1Pennington County-Renville County.
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Pennington.Pennington
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Pine.Pine
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Pipestone.Pipestone
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Polk.Polk
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Pope.Pope
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Ramsey.Ramsey
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Red Lake.Red Lake
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Redwood.Redwood
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Renville.Renville
Location
139.D.8.7B-2Rice County-St. Louis County.
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Rice.Rice
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Rock.Rock
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Roseau.Roseau
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: St. Louis.St Louis
Location
139.D.8.8F-1St. Louis County (cont.)-Stearns County.
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: St. Louis (continued.)St. Louis (continued)
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Scott.Scott
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Sherburne.Sherburne
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Sibley.Sibley
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Stearns.Stearns
Location
139.D.8.8F-2Steele County-Wabasha County.
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Steele.Steele
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Stevens.Stevens
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Swift.Swift
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Todd.Todd
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Traverse.Traverse
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Wabasha.Wabasha
Location
139.D.9.1B-1Wadena County-Yellow Medicine County.
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Wadena.Wadena
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Waseca.Waseca
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Washington.Washington
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Watonwan.Watonwan
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Wilkin.Wilkin
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Winona.Winona
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Wright.Wright
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Yellow Medicine.Yellow Medicine
Index Cards: Alphabetical by County, approximately 1930s-1970s: Undetermined Sites.Undetermined Sites
Location
139.D.9.1B-2Index Cards: Minnesota Gazetteer, approximately 1930s:
Arranged in chronological order by village or post office name. Minimal information, including name, county, and numbers whose meaning is undetermined.
A-H.
Index Cards: Minnesota Gazetteer, approximately 1930s: Aabye-Ayr.Aabye-Ayr
Index Cards: Minnesota Gazetteer, approximately 1930s: Babbit-Byronville.Babbit-Byronville
Index Cards: Minnesota Gazetteer, approximately 1930s: C Junction-Cyrus.C Junction-Cyrus
Index Cards: Minnesota Gazetteer, approximately 1930s: D & NE. Jc.-Dysart.D & NE. Jc.-Dysart
Index Cards: Minnesota Gazetteer, approximately 1930s: Eagle-Eyota.Eagle-Eyota
Index Cards: Minnesota Gazetteer, approximately 1930s: Fahleen-Funk's Store.Fahleen-Funk's Store
Index Cards: Minnesota Gazetteer, approximately 1930s: Gager's Station-Guthrie.Gager's Station-Guthrie
Index Cards: Minnesota Gazetteer, approximately 1930s: Hackensack-Hazelwood(Rigg's Mission).Hackensack-Hazelwood(Rigg's Mission)
Location
139.D.9.2F-1H (cont.)-R.
Index Cards: Minnesota Gazetteer, approximately 1930s: Hazelwood-Hynes.Hazelwood-Hynes
Index Cards: Minnesota Gazetteer, approximately 1930s: Iberia-Ives.Iberia-Ives
Index Cards: Minnesota Gazetteer, approximately 1930s: Jack Creek-Juvik.Jack Creek-Juvik
Index Cards: Minnesota Gazetteer, approximately 1930s: Kabekona-Kutzer.Kabekona-Kutzer
Index Cards: Minnesota Gazetteer, approximately 1930s: La Belle-Lytle.La Belle-Lytle
Index Cards: Minnesota Gazetteer, approximately 1930s: M & B Jct.-McVey.M & B Jct.-McVey
Index Cards: Minnesota Gazetteer, approximately 1930s: Maases-Myrtle.Maases-Myrtle
Index Cards: Minnesota Gazetteer, approximately 1930s: Nada-Nystrom.Nada-Nystrom
Index Cards: Minnesota Gazetteer, approximately 1930s: Oakamon-Ozantanka.Oakamon-Ozantanka
Index Cards: Minnesota Gazetteer, approximately 1930s: P Jc.-Putnam.P Jc.-Putnam
Index Cards: Minnesota Gazetteer, approximately 1930s: Qual-Quiring.Qual-Quiring
Index Cards: Minnesota Gazetteer, approximately 1930s: Rabey-RyanRabey-Ryan
Location
139.D.9.2F-2S-Y.
Reference Sources and Author Sources (topics include the Arrowhead regions, counties, the Minnesota River, Lake Superior, the State of Minnesota, and Indian reservations.
Index Cards: Minnesota Gazetteer, approximately 1930s: Saari-Syre.Saari-Syre
Index Cards: Minnesota Gazetteer, approximately 1930s: Taber-Tyson's Grove.Taber-Tyson's Grove
Index Cards: Minnesota Gazetteer, approximately 1930s: Udolpho-Uxbridge.Udolpho-Uxbridge
Index Cards: Minnesota Gazetteer, approximately 1930s: Vaaler-Vrooman.Vaaler-Vrooman
Index Cards: Minnesota Gazetteer, approximately 1930s: Wabana-Wayzeta.Wabana-Wayzeta
Index Cards: Minnesota Gazetteer, approximately 1930s: Yankee Ridge-Zyhubbard.Yankee Ridge-Zyhubbard
Index Cards: Minnesota Gazetteer, approximately 1930s: Reference Sources.Reference Sources
Index Cards: Minnesota Gazetteer, approximately 1930s: Reference Sources, Alphabetical by County.Reference Sources, Alphabetical by County
Index Cards: Minnesota Gazetteer, approximately 1930s: Reference Sources, Alphabetical by Author.Reference Sources, Alphabetical by Author
Index Cards: Memoranda for Geographic Board, undated.
Index Cards: Memoranda for Geographic Board, undated.Digital version
Index Cards: Minnesota Geographic Board Decisions by County, approximately 1930s-1970s.
Index cards for the following counties: Aitkin, Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Hennepin, Hubbard, Itasca, Lake, Morrison, Otter Tail, Pope, St. Louis, and Washington.
Index Cards: Minnesota Geographic Board Decisions by County, approximately 1930s-1970s.Digital version

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See also the Work Projects Administration, Minnesota, Papers in the manuscripts collections of the Minnesota Historical Society.

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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Cities and towns -- Minnesota -- Names.
Ghost towns -- Minnesota.
Names, Geographical -- Minnesota.
Names, Ojibwa.
Townships -- Minnesota -- Names.
Villages -- Minnesota -- Names.
Organizations:
Minnesota Federal Writers' Project. -- Minnesota Gazetteer.
Minnesota Geographic Board.
United States Board on Geographic Names.
United States. Work Projects Administration.
Places:
Aitkin County (Minn.) -- Gazetteers.
Chippewa National Forest (Minn.) -- Names.
Crow Wing County (Minn.) -- Gazetteers.
Itasca County (Minn.) -- Gazetteers.
Minnesota -- Gazetteers.
Superior National Forest (Minn.) -- Names.
Document Types:
Gazetteers.
Maps -- Minnesota.

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