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 Basswood Grove (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 Basswood Grove. 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.
Name Variations for Basswood Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Basswood Grove: Basswood Grv.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Basswood Grove 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 Basswood Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Basswood Grove:
- Washington County (The home county of Basswood Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Basswood Grove, with the one closest to Basswood Grove listed first.
- Afton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lake Saint Croix Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lake Saint Croix Beach is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Saint Croix Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- Saint Marys Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Marys Point is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Cottage Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lakeland Shores
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lakeland Shores is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Woodbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Paul Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Newport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Elmo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Landfall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Landfall is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landfall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Bayport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oakdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Anoka County
- The following are listed by their distance from Basswood Grove, with the one closest to Basswood Grove listed first.
- Centerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Circle Pines
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltop
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltop is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Lino Lakes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fridley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lexington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Lake Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dakota County
- The following are listed by their distance from Basswood Grove, with the one closest to Basswood Grove listed first.
- Hastings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nininger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nininger is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nininger
- South Saint Paul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Inver Grove Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Coates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coates is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Vermillion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rosemount
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sunfish Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Miesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- New Trier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Trier is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Trier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- West Saint Paul
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hampton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lilydale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lilydale is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilydale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- Goodhue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Basswood Grove, with the one closest to Basswood Grove listed first.
- Welch
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cannon Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Red Wing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- White Rock is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Belle Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Belle Creek is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Creek
- Stanton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stanton is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Goodhue
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wangs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wangs is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangs
- Frontenac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hennepin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Basswood Grove, with the one closest to Basswood Grove listed first.
- Richfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Saint Anthony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Minneapolis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Robbinsdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Golden Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Louis Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hopkins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ramsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Basswood Grove, with the one closest to Basswood Grove listed first.
- Highwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highwood is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
- North Saint Paul
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Paul
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gem Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gem Lake is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- Little Canada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vadnais Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- White Bear Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cardigan Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cardigan Junction is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardigan Junction
- Falcon Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roseville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Bear Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- White Bear Beach is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bear Beach
- Lauderdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lauderdale is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,484 people
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Basswood Grove, with the one closest to Basswood Grove listed first.
- Savage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Credit River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Credit River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
- Pierce County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Basswood Grove, with the one closest to Basswood Grove listed first.
- Prescott
(5 miles [8 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
- River Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- River Falls is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,306 people
- Trimbelle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Trimbelle is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimbelle
- Beldenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Beldenville is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beldenville
- Ellsworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ellsworth is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,272 people
- Morton Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Morton Corner is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corner
- Moeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moeville is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moeville
- Martell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Martell is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martell
- Hager City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hager City is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager City
- El Paso
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- El Paso is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
- Bay City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bay City is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Olivet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Olivet is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Spring Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Saint Croix County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Basswood Grove, with the one closest to Basswood Grove listed first.
- Hudson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hudson is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,168 people
- North Hudson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burkhardt is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhardt
- Roberts
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
- Hammond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hammond is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
- Somerset
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Somerset is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,992 people
- Baldwin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,078 people
- Erin Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Erin Corner is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Corner
- New Richmond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Woodville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
- Star Prairie
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Hersey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hersey is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Basswood Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Basswood Grove.
Cemeteries Near Basswood Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Basswood Grove.
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 Basswood Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Basswood Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Basswood Grove, with the one closest to Basswood Grove listed first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Mary's Episcopal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mann Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- United Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cottage Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leavitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Paulus Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Memorial Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Veterans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (247 more) ...
- Pine Glen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mound Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Basswood Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Basswood Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Basswood Grove, with the one closest to Basswood Grove listed first.
- Point Douglas
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Point Douglas is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Douglas
- Prescott
(5 miles [8 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
- Afton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Langdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Langdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Hastings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cottage Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- River Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- River Falls is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,306 people
- Glover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glover is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Lakeland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Paul Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hudson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hudson is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,168 people
- Newport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Etter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Etter is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etter
- North Hudson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- 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
- South Saint Paul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Basswood Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Basswood Grove.
Newspapers Published in Basswood Grove ...
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 346 newspapers that have been published in the area around Basswood Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Basswood Grove, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Basswood Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Basswood Grove:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anoka County
- Dakota County
- Goodhue County
- Hennepin County
- Ramsey County
- Scott County
- Pierce 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> | 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 Basswood Grove, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Basswood Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |