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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 Beaver Bay (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 Beaver Bay. 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.

Beaver Bay is located in Lake 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 Lake County: Cook, Saint Louis, Ashland (WI), Bayfield (WI) & Douglas (WI).

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

  • Lake County     (The home county of Beaver Bay)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Bay, with the one closest to Beaver Bay listed first.
    • Silver Bay
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Bay
      • Silver Bay is located in Lake County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,751 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Bay <2>
    • Illgen City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Illgen City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illgen City
      • Illgen City is located in Lake County
    • Beaver Crossing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Crossing
      • Beaver Crossing is located in Lake County
    • Finland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Murphy City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy City
      • Murphy City is located in Lake County
    • Jordan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Lake County
    • Stewart
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
      • Stewart is located in Lake County
    • Two Harbors
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Isabella
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Knife River
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knife River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knife River
      • Knife River is located in Lake County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knife River <2>
  • Cook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Bay, with the one closest to Beaver Bay listed first.
    • Schroeder
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schroeder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schroeder
      • Schroeder is located in Cook County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schroeder <2>
    • Tofte
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tofte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tofte
      • Tofte is located in Cook County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tofte <2>
  • Saint Louis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beaver Bay, with the one closest to Beaver Bay listed first.
    • Brimson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brimson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimson
      • Brimson is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brimson <2>
    • Breda
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breda
      • Breda is located in Saint Louis County

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

Newspapers Published in Beaver Bay ...

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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beaver Bay.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beaver Bay, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beaver Bay.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Beaver Bay:

Cemeteries Near Beaver Bay ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beaver Bay.

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

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

  • Finland Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finland Cemetery
  • Holy Spirit Catholic Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Spirit Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Spirit Catholic Cemetery
  • Toimi Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toimi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toimi Cemetery
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
  • Bassett Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bassett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bassett Cemetery
  • Isabella Memorial Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Isabella Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Isabella Memorial Cemetery
  • Brimson Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brimson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brimson Cemetery
  • Schroeder Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schroeder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schroeder Cemetery
  • Herbster Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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, Beaver Bay had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Beaver Bay had a population of 173 people.

  • Two Harbors
    (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 Beaver Bay. See our List of 1890's Communities around Beaver Bay.

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

The official website for Lake County: www.lakecnty.com/

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 '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- Beaver Bay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beaver Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2552, Longitude: -91.3013       In this case, the coordinates for Beaver Bay have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Beaver Bay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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