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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 Bennettville (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 Bennettville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

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

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

  • Aitkin County     (The home county of Bennettville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bennettville, with the one closest to Bennettville listed first.
    • Nichols
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nichols. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
      • Nichols is located in Aitkin County
    • Wealthwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wealthwood
      • Wealthwood is located in Aitkin County
    • Aitkin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Malmo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
      • Malmo is located in Aitkin County
    • Hassman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassman
      • Hassman is located in Aitkin County
    • Kimberly
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
      • Kimberly is located in Aitkin County
    • Palisade
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palisade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisade
      • Palisade is located in Aitkin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palisade <2>
    • McGregor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • McGrath
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGrath have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrath
      • McGrath is located in Aitkin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGrath <2>
    • Minnewawa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnewawa
      • Minnewawa is located in Aitkin County
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bennettville, with the one closest to Bennettville listed first.
    • East Gull Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Gull Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gull Lake
      • East Gull Lake is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Gull Lake <2>
    • Lake Shore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
      • Lake Shore is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,069 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Shore <2>
    • Outing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Outing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outing
      • Outing is located in Cass County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Outing <2>
  • Crow Wing County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bennettville, with the one closest to Bennettville listed first.
    • Bay Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Lake
      • Bay Lake is located in Crow Wing County
    • Garrison
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
      • Garrison is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrison <2>
    • Deerwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
      • Deerwood is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deerwood <2>
    • Crosby
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
      • Crosby is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,315 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosby <2>
    • Cuyuna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuyuna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyuna
      • Cuyuna is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
    • Ironton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Trommald
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trommald have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trommald
      • Trommald is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Riverton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Riverton is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
    • Merrifield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrifield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrifield
      • Merrifield is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrifield <2>
    • Brainerd
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Crosslake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Baxter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
      • Baxter is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,483 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <2>
    • Lake Hubert
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Hubert have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hubert
      • Lake Hubert is located in Crow Wing County
  • Mille Lacs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bennettville, with the one closest to Bennettville listed first.
    • Vineland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vineland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
      • Vineland is located in Mille Lacs County
    • Isle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle
      • Isle is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isle <2>
    • Wahkon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahkon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahkon
      • Wahkon is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wahkon <2>
    • Onamia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onamia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onamia
      • Onamia is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onamia <2>
  • Morrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bennettville, with the one closest to Bennettville listed first.
    • Harding
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
      • Harding is located in Morrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
    • Hillman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
      • Hillman is located in Morrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillman <2>
    • Lastrup
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lastrup have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lastrup
      • Lastrup is located in Morrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lastrup <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Bennettville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bennettville.

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

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

  • Bennettville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bennettville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bennettville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dorris Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dorris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dorris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Diamond Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Diamond Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Diamond Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Black Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bay Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bay Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bay Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Garrison Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garrison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Baptist Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Deerwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deerwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deerwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (88 more) ...
    • Spencer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spencer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spencer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cedarbrook - St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedarbrook - St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedarbrook - St. John's Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

While we didn't find Bennettville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bennettville.

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

  • Nichols
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nichols. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
    • Nichols is located in Aitkin County
  • Garrison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
    • Garrison is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrison <2>
  • Deerwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
    • Deerwood is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deerwood <2>
  • Aitkin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Malmo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
    • Malmo is located in Aitkin County
  • Rossburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossburg
    • Rossburg is located in Aitkin County
  • Vineland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vineland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
    • Vineland is located in Mille Lacs County
  • Opstead
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opstead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opstead
    • Opstead is located in Mille Lacs County
  • Kimberly
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
    • Kimberly is located in Aitkin County
  • Brainerd
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • McGregor
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Baxter
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
    • Baxter is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,483 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <2>
  • Saint Mathias
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Mathias have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mathias
    • Saint Mathias is located in Crow Wing County
  • Crow Wing
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow Wing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Wing
    • Crow Wing is located in Crow Wing County

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

Newspapers Published in Bennettville ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bennettville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bennettville, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bennettville.

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 Bennettville:

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

The official website for Aitkin County: www.co.aitkin.mn.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Bennettville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Bennettville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bennettville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4019, Longitude: -93.7489       In this case, the coordinates for Bennettville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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