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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 Braham (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 Braham. 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.

Braham is primarily located in Isanti County. A portion of Braham extends into Kanabec 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 Isanti County: Anoka, Chisago, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine & Sherburne.

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

  • Isanti County     (The home county of Braham)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Braham, with the one closest to Braham listed first.
    • Stanchfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Grandy
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Elm Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Elm Park is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park
    • Cambridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Minnesota Boys Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Minnesota Boys Town is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Boys Town
    • Dalbo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Isanti
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Bradford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bradford is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Weber
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Weber is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
    • Crown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Crown is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
  • Anoka County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Braham, with the one closest to Braham listed first.
    • Bethel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Coopers Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Coopers Corner is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Corner
    • Saint Francis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • East Bethel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Linwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Linwood is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
    • Oak Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Cedar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Nowthen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Nowthen is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowthen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,732 people
  • Chisago County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Braham, with the one closest to Braham listed first.
    • Rush City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Harris
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • North Branch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Branch
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Branch is located in Chisago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
    • Stacy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Stacy is located in Chisago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stacy <1>
    • Almelund
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Wyoming
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Chisago City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lindstrom
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Center City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Shafer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Kanabec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Braham, with the one closest to Braham listed first.
    • Grasston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Coin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Coin is located in Kanabec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
    • Mora
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Mora is located in Kanabec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,583 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mora <1>
    • Quamba
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Quamba is located in Kanabec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quamba
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • Ogilvie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mille Lacs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Braham, with the one closest to Braham listed first.
    • Bock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Bock is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bock <1>
    • Princeton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Milaca
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Milaca is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milaca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,899 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milaca <1>
    • Pease
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Pease is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Foreston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Foreston is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
    • Estes Brook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Estes Brook is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Brook
  • Pine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Braham, with the one closest to Braham listed first.
    • Henriette
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Henriette is located in Pine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henriette
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Rock Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Pine City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Brook Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Brook Park is located in Pine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
    • Beroun
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Beroun is located in Pine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beroun
    • Hinckley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Cloverdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Cloverdale is located in Pine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Sherburne County
    • Zimmerman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Zimmerman is located in Sherburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,135 people
      • Zimmerman has also been known as:
      • Lake Fremont
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zimmerman <1>
  • Burnett County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Braham, with the one closest to Braham listed first.
    • Randall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Randall is located in Burnett County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
    • Grantsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Grantsburg is located in Burnett County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
    • Alpha
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Alpha is located in Burnett County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
  • Polk County (WI)
    • Atlas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Atlas is located in Polk County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas

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

Cemeteries Near Braham ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Braham.

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

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

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

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Braham had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Braham had a population of 1,850 people.

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

  • Stanchfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Grass Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Grass Lake is located in Kanabec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
  • Rush Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rush Point is located in Chisago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Point
  • Brunswick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Brunswick is located in Kanabec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Springvale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Springvale is located in Isanti County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
  • Cambridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Rush City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Dalbo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Stark
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stark is located in Chisago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
  • Harris
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Mora
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Mora is located in Kanabec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,583 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mora <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Pine City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Lake is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Blomford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Blomford is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blomford

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Braham ...

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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Braham.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Braham. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Braham and those printed in the larger area surrounding Braham.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of Braham.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Braham:

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>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 Braham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Braham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.