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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 Bain (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 Bain. 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 hospitals and 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.

Bain is located in Aitkin 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 Aitkin County: Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine & Saint Louis.

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

  • Aitkin County     (The home county of Bain)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bain, with the one closest to Bain listed first.
    • Haypoint
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Haypoint is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haypoint
    • Palisade
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Swatara
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Swatara is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swatara
    • Libby
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Libby is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
    • Hill City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Hassman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Hassman is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassman
    • Kimberly
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Kimberly is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
    • Minnewawa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Minnewawa is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnewawa
    • Aitkin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • McGregor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jacobson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tamarack
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Tamarack is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Carlton County
    • Wright
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bain, with the one closest to Bain listed first.
    • Outing
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Remer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Wabedo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Wabedo is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabedo
  • Crow Wing County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bain, with the one closest to Bain listed first.
    • Emily
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Emily is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emily
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emily <1>
    • Fifty Lakes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Cuyuna
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Cuyuna is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyuna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
    • Deerwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Crosslake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Manhattan Beach
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Crosby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Crosby is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,315 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosby <1>
    • Ironton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Trommald
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Trommald is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trommald
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Bay Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bay Lake is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Lake
  • Itasca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bain, with the one closest to Bain listed first.
    • Swan River
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Warba
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wawina
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wawina is located in Itasca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawina
    • Grand Rapids
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • La Prairie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • La Prairie is located in Itasca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Prairie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
  • Saint Louis County
    • Island
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Island is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island

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

Cemeteries Near Bain ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bain.

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

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

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

  • Waukenabo Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hebron Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Macville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Fleming Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Verdon Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Tschibegamig Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Shamrock Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Lake View Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hill Lake Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (62 more) ...
    • Lansford Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Knoll Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Carrol Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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 Bain in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bain.

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

  • Libby
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Libby is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
  • Kimberly
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Kimberly is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
  • Rossburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Rossburg is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossburg
  • Aitkin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • McGregor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Tamarack
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Tamarack is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Deerwood
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Swan River
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Wright
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Wawina
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wawina is located in Itasca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawina
  • Blackberry
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Blackberry is located in Itasca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry

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

Newspapers Published in Bain ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bain.

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

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 Bain:

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 Bain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.