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 Buyck (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 Buyck. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Buyck is located in Saint Louis 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 Saint Louis County: Aitkin, Carlton, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake & Douglas (WI).

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

• Saint Louis County     (The home county of Buyck)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Buyck, with the one closest to Buyck listed first.
  • Crane Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Lake
    • Crane Lake is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane Lake <2>
  • Orr
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orr have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
    • Orr is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orr <2>
  • Gheen Corner
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gheen Corner
    • Gheen Corner is located in Saint Louis County
  • Cook
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
    • Cook is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cook <2>
  • Angora
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angora
    • Angora is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angora <2>
  • Soudan
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soudan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soudan
    • Soudan is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soudan <2>
  • Tower
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower
    • Tower is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tower <2>
  • Tower Junction
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tower Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Junction
    • Tower Junction is located in Saint Louis County
  • Nett Lake
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nett Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nett Lake
    • Nett Lake is located in Saint Louis County

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

Cemeteries Near Buyck ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buyck.

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

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

• Forest Home Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Home Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Leiding Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leiding Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leiding Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Indian Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Cook Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Willow Valley Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Valley Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Little Fork Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Fork Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Hillside Cemetery
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Lake View Cemetery
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake View Cemetery
  • The Lake View Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Lakeview Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82692 <4>
• Indian Cemetery
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Greaney Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greaney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greaney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Alango Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alango Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alango Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Idington Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Idington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Idington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vermilion Lake Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vermilion Lake Cemetery
  • Old Vermilion Lake Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Vermilion Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Vermilion Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<5>

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

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

• Tower
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower
  • Tower is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tower <2>
• Soudan
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soudan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soudan
  • Soudan is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soudan <2>
• Tower Junction
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tower Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Junction
  • Tower Junction is located in Saint Louis County

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

Newspapers Published in Buyck ...

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 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buyck.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buyck, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buyck.

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 Buyck:

• Websites specific to Minnesota
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Minnesota State Archives

• Pages specific to Saint Louis County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Minnesota
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Minnesota
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Minnesota
  • Cemeteries of Saint Louis County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Minnesota
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Minnesota
  • Cemeteries of Saint Louis County

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Louis County: www.co.st-louis.mn.us/

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