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 Buffalo Manor East (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 Buffalo Manor East. 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 Buffalo Manor East ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Buffalo Manor East: Buffalo Mnr. East
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Buffalo Manor East is located in Wright 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 Wright County: Carver, Hennepin, McLeod, Meeker, Sherburne & Stearns.
Below are the counties that are near Buffalo Manor East. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buffalo Manor East:
- Wright County (The home county of Buffalo Manor East)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Manor East, with the one closest to Buffalo Manor East listed first.
- Buffalo
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rassat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rassat is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rassat
- Montrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Michael
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Monticello
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maple Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rockford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hanover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Delano
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Waverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Albertville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Albion Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Albion Center is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center
- Anoka County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Manor East, with the one closest to Buffalo Manor East listed first.
- Ramsey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Nowthen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nowthen is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowthen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,732 people
- Anoka
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Andover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Coon Rapids
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Coon Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Coon Creek is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Creek
- Saint Francis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fridley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Columbia Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hilltop
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hilltop is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Benton County
- Duelm
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Duelm is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duelm
- Carver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Manor East, with the one closest to Buffalo Manor East listed first.
- Watertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hazelton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hazelton is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Hollywood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hollywood is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Mayer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Germany
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Waconia
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Victoria
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hydes Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hydes Lake is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydes Lake
- Chanhassen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hazeltine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hazeltine is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeltine
- Norwood Young America
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Norwood Young America is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Young America
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
- Young America
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hennepin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Manor East, with the one closest to Buffalo Manor East listed first.
- Greenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,058 people
- Independence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Independence is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,786 people
- Loretto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Maple Plain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Corcoran
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Medina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hamel
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Minnetrista
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mound
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Long Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Isanti County
- Crown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crown is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- McLeod County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Manor East, with the one closest to Buffalo Manor East listed first.
- Winsted
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lester Prairie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Plato
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Meeker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Manor East, with the one closest to Buffalo Manor East listed first.
- Kingston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kingston is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Dassel
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Darwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Watkins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Forest City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Forest City is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Mille Lacs County
- Princeton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sherburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Manor East, with the one closest to Buffalo Manor East listed first.
- Salida
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Salida is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salida
- Big Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Becker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Elk River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Orrock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Orrock is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrock
- Clear Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Zimmerman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Santiago
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Santiago is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
- Cable
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cable is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- Stearns County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buffalo Manor East, with the one closest to Buffalo Manor East listed first.
- Fairhaven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Kimball Prairie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kimball Prairie is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball Prairie
- Kimball
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Augusta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Augusta is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augusta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,900 people
- Rockville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Saint Cloud
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buffalo Manor East, see our County-by-County Page for Buffalo Manor East.
Cemeteries Near Buffalo Manor East ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buffalo Manor East.
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 Buffalo Manor East - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buffalo Manor East covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buffalo Manor East, with the one closest to Buffalo Manor East listed first.
- Lakeview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mission Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Marks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pelican Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Marysville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kreidler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (271 more) ...
- Old St. Timothy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Charles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cassel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Buffalo Manor East in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Buffalo Manor East.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Buffalo Manor East, with the one closest to Buffalo Manor East listed first.
- Buffalo
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Montrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rockford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Maple Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Delano
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hanover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Burschville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Burschville is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burschville
- Silver Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Creek is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Big Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Salida
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Salida is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salida
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Howard Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Otsego
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buffalo Manor East. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buffalo Manor East.
Newspapers Published in Buffalo Manor East ...
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 135 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buffalo Manor East.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buffalo Manor East, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buffalo Manor East.
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 Buffalo Manor East:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Wright County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anoka County
- Benton County
- Carver County
- Hennepin County
- Isanti County
- McLeod County
- Meeker County
- Mille Lacs County
- Sherburne County
- Stearns 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 Buffalo Manor East, 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' (or 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- Buffalo Manor East) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |