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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 Barnum (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 Barnum. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Barnum 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 Barnum. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Barnum:

  • Carlton County     (The home county of Barnum)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnum, with the one closest to Barnum listed first.
    • Moose Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mahtowa
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahtowa
      • Mahtowa is located in Carlton County
    • Kettle River
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kettle River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Sawyer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
      • Sawyer is located in Carlton County
    • Otter Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
      • Otter Creek is located in Carlton County
    • Holyoke
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holyoke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
      • Holyoke is located in Carlton County
    • Cromwell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Automba
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Automba
      • Automba is located in Carlton County
    • Carlton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wrenshall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrenshall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrenshall
      • Wrenshall is located in Carlton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wrenshall <1>
    • Cloquet
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Scanlon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scanlon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Thomson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
      • Thomson is located in Carlton County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 158 people
  • Aitkin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnum, with the one closest to Barnum listed first.
    • Tamarack
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamarack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Minnewawa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnewawa
      • Minnewawa is located in Aitkin County
    • McGregor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Pine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnum, with the one closest to Barnum listed first.
    • Sturgeon Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kerrick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Willow River
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bruno
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
      • Bruno is located in Pine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Denham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Rutledge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutledge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Askov
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Finlayson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingsdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
      • Kingsdale is located in Pine County
    • Duxbury
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
      • Duxbury is located in Pine County
    • Sandstone
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Cloverton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverton
      • Cloverton is located in Pine County
  • Saint Louis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnum, with the one closest to Barnum listed first.
    • Gary
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
      • Gary is located in Saint Louis County
    • New Duluth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Duluth
      • New Duluth is located in Saint Louis County
    • Brookston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Adolph
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adolph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adolph
      • Adolph is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adolph <1>
    • Proctor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
      • Proctor is located in Saint Louis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <1>
    • Saginaw
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saginaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
      • Saginaw is located in Saint Louis County
    • Hermantown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermantown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermantown
      • Hermantown is located in Saint Louis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,504 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermantown <1>
  • Douglas County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Barnum, with the one closest to Barnum listed first.
    • Oliver
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
      • Oliver is located in Douglas County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
    • Saunders
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders
      • Saunders is located in Douglas County (WI)
    • Superior Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Superior Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior Village
      • Superior Village is located in Douglas County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
    • Moose Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Junction
      • Moose Junction is located in Douglas County (WI)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Barnum ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Barnum.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Barnum. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Barnum and those printed in the larger area surrounding Barnum.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Barnum.

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 websites either 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 Barnum:

Cemeteries Near Barnum ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Barnum.

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

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

  • Riverside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Barnum.
    • Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Riverside Cemetery (located 66 miles to the north).
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2165394 <4>
  • Sunset Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Moose Lake.
    • Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Riverside Cemetery (located 71 miles to the north).
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960065 <4>
  • Salem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
  • Leonard Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leonard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leonard Cemetery
  • Blomskog Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Methodist Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Cemetery
  • Oak Lake Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Lake Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Elim Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elim Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elim Lutheran Cemetery
  • Sandy Lake Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Lake Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • Continue List   (88 more) ...
    • Sturgeon Lake Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Isidore's Catholic Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Isidore's Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Sturgeon Lake.
      • The St. Isidore's Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Isadors Cemetery
      • St. Isidore's Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Isidore's Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960067 <4>
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Barnum had a population of 417 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Barnum had a population of 593 people.

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

  • Moose Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mahtowa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahtowa
    • Mahtowa is located in Carlton County
  • Sturgeon Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Otter Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
    • Otter Creek is located in Carlton County
  • Sawyer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
    • Sawyer is located in Carlton County
  • Corona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
    • Corona is located in Carlton County
  • Kerrick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Willow River
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Holyoke
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holyoke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
    • Holyoke is located in Carlton County
  • Cromwell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Carlton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Thomson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
    • Thomson is located in Carlton County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 158 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Cloquet
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Wright
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Finlayson
      (23 miles [37 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 Barnum. See our List of 1890's Communities around Barnum.

The official website for Barnum: www.ci.barnum.mn.us/

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

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

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 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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Barnum) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Barnum. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5026, Longitude: -92.6888    
<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 Barnum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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