Our Genealogy Helper
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 Arcola (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 Arcola. 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.
Arcola is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Ramsey, Pierce (WI), Polk (WI) & Saint Croix (WI).
Below are the counties that are near Arcola. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Arcola:
- Washington County (The home county of Arcola)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arcola, with the one closest to Arcola listed first.
- Marine-on-Saint-Croix
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stillwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Park Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Withrow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Withrow is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
- Bayport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Duluth Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Duluth Junction is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth Junction
- Grant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grant is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,107 people
- Otisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Otisville is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
- Scandia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dellwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dellwood is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Lake Elmo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mahtomedi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Springs is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Anoka County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arcola, with the one closest to Arcola listed first.
- Centerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lino Lakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- City of Columbus
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- City of Columbus is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of Columbus
- Estimated population in 2015: 4,007 people
- Circle Pines
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lexington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Blaine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ham Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Spring Lake Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Columbia Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fridley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hilltop
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hilltop is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Coon Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Coon Creek is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Creek
- Chisago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arcola, with the one closest to Arcola listed first.
- Franconia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Franconia is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia
- Center City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chisago City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lindstrom
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Shafer
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wyoming
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Taylors Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Stacy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Almelund
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Branch is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- North Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dakota County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arcola, with the one closest to Arcola listed first.
- South Saint Paul
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Saint Paul
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lilydale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lilydale is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilydale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- Sunfish Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mendota Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nininger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Nininger is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nininger
- Inver Grove Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mendota
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hastings
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Eagan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rosemount
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coates is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Nicols
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nicols is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicols
- Hennepin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arcola, with the one closest to Arcola listed first.
- Saint Anthony
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Minneapolis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn Center is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,253 people
- Former name for Brooklyn Center:
- Brooklyn Centre
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn Center <1>
- Brooklyn Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Robbinsdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Richfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Golden Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Osseo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Isanti County
- Weber
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weber is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
- Ramsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arcola, with the one closest to Arcola listed first.
- White Bear Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- White Bear Beach is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bear Beach
- White Bear Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Maplewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Saint Paul
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gem Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gem Lake is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- North Oaks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Vadnais Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Little Canada
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cardigan Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cardigan Junction is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardigan Junction
- Highwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Highwood is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
- Shoreview
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arden Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pierce County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arcola, with the one closest to Arcola listed first.
- River Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- River Falls is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,306 people
- Prescott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Prescott is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,279 people
- Beldenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beldenville is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beldenville
- Martell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Martell is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martell
- Morton Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morton Corner is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corner
- Trimbelle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Trimbelle is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimbelle
- Ellsworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,272 people
- Polk County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arcola, with the one closest to Arcola listed first.
- Horse Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Creek is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Osceola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Osceola is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
- Dresser
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dresser is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Saint Croix Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Saint Croix Falls is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Croix Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Deronda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deronda is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deronda
- Amery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Amery is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,799 people
- Centuria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Centuria is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centuria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 905 people
- Volga ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Volga was located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Clear Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Clear Lake is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,099 people
- Balsam Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Balsam Lake is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
- Milltown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Milltown is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
- Saint Croix County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arcola, with the one closest to Arcola listed first.
- Somerset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Somerset is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,992 people
- North Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Hudson is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,833 people
- Burkhardt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burkhardt is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhardt
- Hudson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hudson is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,168 people
- New Richmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Richmond is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,730 people
- Star Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Star Prairie is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Roberts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
- Erin Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Erin Corner is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Corner
- Hammond
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hammond is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
- Deer Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Deer Park is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Baldwin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,078 people
- Woodville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
- Glenwood City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Glenwood City is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Arcola, see our County-by-County Page for Arcola.
Cemeteries Near Arcola ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arcola.
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 Arcola - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Arcola covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Arcola, with the one closest to Arcola listed first.
- Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Matthew's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boutwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Houlton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rutherford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Michael Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Withrow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hazelwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Charles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (218 more) ...
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elim Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Elim Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Arcola had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Arcola, with the one closest to Arcola listed first.
- Houlton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Houlton is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houlton
- Somerset
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Somerset is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,992 people
- Stillwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Island is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Island
- Withrow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Withrow is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
- Duluth Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Duluth Junction is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth Junction
- North Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Hudson is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,833 people
- Burkhardt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burkhardt is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhardt
- Otisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Otisville is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
- Scandia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Boardman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boardman is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- East Farmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- East Farmington is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Farmington
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dellwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dellwood is also located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Mahtomedi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Elmo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Arcola. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arcola.
Newspapers Published in Arcola ...
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 359 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arcola.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arcola, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Arcola.
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 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 Arcola:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anoka County
- Chisago County
- Dakota County
- Hennepin County
- Isanti County
- Ramsey County
- Pierce County
- Polk County
- Saint Croix County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Minnesota
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Arcola) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Arcola, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |