Minnesota Towns Where Poles Settled
PGS-MN Newsletter Article
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| newsletter | Title/Author | page |
|---|---|---|
| Summer 2010 | Geographic Places in Minnesota with Polish Names by John Kowles | 29 |
Counties and Towns/Townships/Unincorporated Communities
Where Poles Settled in Minnesota
| Region | County | Towns/Townships/Unincorporated Communities |
| Northwest MN | Marshall | Oslo, Florian, Argyle, Karlstad, Middle River, Warren, Grygla |
| Roseau | Greenbush, Leo, Roseau, Pine Creek, Barto, Polonia | |
| Kittson | Caribou, Richardville Township, Lancaster | |
| Northeast MN | Pine | Sturgeon Lake, Willow River |
| Carlton | Split Rock Township, Kettle River, Silver Township, Cloquet | |
| St. Louis | Duluth, Gnesen, Virginia, Buyck, Greaney, Gheen, Rice Lake | |
| Koochiching | Bramble, Silverdale, Rauch | |
| Central MN | Morrison | Royalton, North Prairie, Elmdale, Bowlus, Sobieski (Swan River), Platte, Little Falls, Flensburg, Ramey, Morrill, Two Rivers Township, Culdrum Township, Swanville Township, Pierz, Buckman, Upsala, Pierz |
| Todd | Browerville, Long Prairie, Burleene Township | |
| Ottertail | Perham, Marian Lake | |
| Benton | Mayhew Lake Township, Gilman, Alberta Township, Duelm, Brennyville, Foley, Sauk Rapids, Popple Creek, North Benton, Sartell | |
| Stearns | St. Cloud, St. Anna, Holdingford, Opole, Avon, Arban, Sartell | |
| Twin Cities (12 County Metro) | Hennepin | Minneapolis |
| Ramsey | St. Paul, New Brighton, Mounds View | |
| Dakota | South St. Paul | |
| Anoka | Fridley, Columbia Heights | |
| Wright | Delano | |
| Chisago | North Branch | |
| Southwest MN | Lincoln | Wilno, Ivanhoe, Royal Township |
| Lyon | Taunton (prior to 1888 known as Ripon) | |
| McLeod | Silver Lake, Hale | |
| Swift | Halloway, Edison Township | |
| Lac Qui Parle | Rosen, Nassau | |
| Southeast MN | Winona | Winona |
| Southern MN | Faribault | Wells, Minnesota Lake, Easton |
| Le Sueur | Lexington, Heidelberg | |
| Martin | East Chain, Silver Lake Township, Fairmont | |
| Steele | Owatonna |
Where Immigrants from Regions of Poland Settled in Minnesota
Below is a list of many of the towns where Poles from the different Partitions settled in Minnesota, as found in PGS-MN newsletters. The list will be updated as more towns are identified.
| Silesia | Kashubia | East Prussia | Galicia | Poznan | Russian Poland |
| Opole, Stearns County | Winona, Winona County | Popple Creek, Benton County | NE Minneapolis, Hennepin County | Gilman, Benton County | Sturgeon Lake, Pine County |
| Holdingford, Stearns County | Little Falls, Morrison County | Sauk Rapids, Benton County | North Minneapolis, Hennepin County | Wilno, Lincoln County | Buyck, St. Louis, County |
| Browerville, Todd County | Swan River (Sobieski) Morrison County | Buyck, St. Louis County | Duluth, St. Louis County | Greaney, St. Louis County | |
| Edison Township, Swift County | Gilman, Benton County | Greaney, St. Louis County | Rice Lake, St. Louis County | Duluth, St. Louis County | |
| Delano, Wright County | Gnesen, St. Louis County | Virginia, St. Louis County | Gnesen, St. Louis County | Virginia, St. Louis County | |
| Wells, Faribault County | Rice Lake, St. Louis County | Gheen, St. Louis County | Split Rock Township, Carlton County | Minneapolis, Hennepin County | |
| Swan River (Sobieski), Morrison County | Duluth, St. Louis County (from Chicago) | Gilman, Benton County | Holdingford, Stearns County | St. Paul, Ramsey County | |
| Swanville Township, Morrison County | Virginia, St. Louis County | Foley, Benton County | St. Anna, Stearns County | Lancaster, Kittson County | |
| Bowlus, Morrison County | Willow River, Pine County | Duluth, St. Louis County | Avon, Stearns County | North Prairie, Morrison County | |
| North Prairie, Morrison County | Sturgeon Lake, Pine County | Silver Lake, McLeod County | Greenbush, Roseau County | ||
| Culdrum Township, Morrison County | Mounds View, Ramsey County | Sturgeon Lake, Pine County | Leo, Roseau County | ||
| Flensburg, Morrison County | St. Paul, Ramsey County | St. Paul, Ramsey County | Winona, Winona County | ||
| Little Falls, Morrison County | New Brighton, Ramsey County | Lexington, Le Sueur County | Silver Lake, McLeod County | ||
| Elmdale, Morrison County | Perham, Ottertail County | Burleene Township, Todd County | St. Paul, Ramsey County | ||
| Two Rivers, Morrison County | Pine Creek, Roseau County | Wilno, Lincoln County | Taunton, Lyon County | ||
| Winona, Winona County | Greenbush, Roseau County | Holloway, Swift County | |||
| Gnesen, St. Louis County | Leo, Roseau County | Sobieski, Morrison County | |||
| Wilno, Lincoln County | Barto, Roseau County | Sturgeon Lake, Pine County | |||
| Ivanhoe, Lincoln County | Polonia, Roseau County | East Chain, Martin County | |||
| Perham, Ottertail County | Wells, Faribault County | Fairmont, Martin County | |||
| NE Mpls, Hennepin County | Wilno, Lincoln County | ||||
| Lexington, Le Sueur County | Opole, Stearns County | ||||
| Florian, Marshall County | |||||
| Delano, Wright County | |||||
| Edison Township, Swift County | |||||
| Holloway, Swift County | |||||
| Lexington, Le Sueur County | |||||
| Non-MN Sites Where Poles from Silesia Settled | Non-MN Sites Where Poles from Kashubia Settled | Non-MN Sites Where Poles from East Prussia Settled | Non-MN Sites Where Poles from Galicia Settled | Non-MN Sites Where Poles from Poznan Settled | Non-MN Sites Where Poles from Russian Poland Settled |
| Independence, WI | Renfrew County, Ontario | Portage County, WI | Buffalo, New York | Portage County, WI | |
| Buffalo, WI | Jamestown, Stutsman County, ND | Platte County, Nebraska | Door County, WI | ||
| Buffalo, New York | Minto-Warsaw, Walsh County, ND | LaCrosse, WI | |||
| Minto, Walsh County, ND | Pine Creek, WI | Portage County , WI | |||
| Jamestown, Stutsman County, ND | Portage County, WI | Grenville, SD | |||
| Panna Maria, TX | Grenville, Day County, SD | ||||
| Wibaux County, Montana | |||||
| Milwaukee, WI |