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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 Automba (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 Automba. 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.

Automba is located in Carlton 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 Carlton County: Aitkin, Pine, Saint Louis & Douglas (WI).

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

  • Carlton County     (The home county of Automba)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Automba, with the one closest to Automba listed first.
    • Kettle River
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kettle River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle River
      • Kettle River is located in Carlton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kettle River <2>
    • Wright
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
      • Wright is located in Carlton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wright <2>
    • Cromwell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
      • Cromwell is located in Carlton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cromwell <2>
    • Moose Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Barnum
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Mahtowa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahtowa
      • Mahtowa is located in Carlton County
    • Sawyer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
      • Sawyer is located in Carlton County
    • Otter Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
      • Otter Creek is located in Carlton County
    • Carlton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Holyoke
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holyoke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
      • Holyoke is located in Carlton County
    • Cloquet
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Scanlon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scanlon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scanlon
      • Scanlon is located in Carlton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
  • Aitkin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Automba, with the one closest to Automba listed first.
    • Tamarack
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamarack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
      • Tamarack is located in Aitkin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • McGregor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Minnewawa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnewawa
      • Minnewawa is located in Aitkin County
    • Kimberly
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
      • Kimberly is located in Aitkin County
    • McGrath
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGrath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrath
      • McGrath is located in Aitkin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGrath <2>
    • Libby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
      • Libby is located in Aitkin County
    • Palisade
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palisade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisade
      • Palisade is located in Aitkin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palisade <2>
    • Malmo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
      • Malmo is located in Aitkin County
    • Hassman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassman
      • Hassman is located in Aitkin County
  • Pine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Automba, with the one closest to Automba listed first.
    • Denham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
      • Denham is located in Pine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
    • Sturgeon Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Willow River
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rutledge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutledge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
      • Rutledge is located in Pine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
    • Finlayson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Bruno
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
      • Bruno is located in Pine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Kerrick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Askov
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandstone
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
      • Sandstone is located in Pine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,554 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandstone <2>
  • Saint Louis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Automba, with the one closest to Automba listed first.
    • Floodwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floodwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floodwood
      • Floodwood is located in Saint Louis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floodwood <2>
    • Brookston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookston
      • Brookston is located in Saint Louis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookston <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Automba ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Automba.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Automba:

Cemeteries Near Automba ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Automba.

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

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

  • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Cemetery
  • Co-op Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Co-op Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Co-op Cemetery
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
  • West Branch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Branch Cemetery
  • Beaver Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Cemetery
  • National Polish Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Leonard Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leonard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leonard Cemetery
  • Finnish Apostolic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finnish Apostolic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finnish Apostolic Cemetery
  • Salo Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
  • Nordland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Eagle Lake Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eagle Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eagle Lake Cemetery
  • Continue List   (89 more) ...
    • Sheriff Lake Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheriff Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheriff Lake Cemetery
    • Rice River Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Faith Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Faith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faith 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.<5>

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

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

  • Tamarack
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamarack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
    • Tamarack is located in Aitkin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Wright
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
    • Wright is located in Carlton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wright <2>
  • Cromwell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
    • Cromwell is located in Carlton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cromwell <2>
  • Sturgeon Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Moose Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Barnum
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Corona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
    • Corona is located in Carlton County
  • McGregor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Willow River
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mahtowa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahtowa
    • Mahtowa is located in Carlton County
  • Sawyer
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
    • Sawyer is located in Carlton County
  • Kimberly
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
    • Kimberly is located in Aitkin County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Finlayson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Libby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
      • Libby is located in Aitkin County
    • Kerrick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)

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

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

The official website for Carlton County: www.co.carlton.mn.us/

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 from Point A (ie- Automba) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Automba. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5210, Longitude: -93.0188    
<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 Automba, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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