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 Camp Ripley Junction (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 Camp Ripley Junction. 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 Camp Ripley Junction ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Camp Ripley Junction: Cp. Ripley Jct. (or less commonly used: Cp. Ripley Jctn.)
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Camp Ripley Junction is located in Morrison 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 Morrison County: Benton, Cass, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Stearns & Todd.
Below are the counties that are near Camp Ripley Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Camp Ripley Junction:
- Morrison County (The home county of Camp Ripley Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Ripley Junction, with the one closest to Camp Ripley Junction listed first.
- Belle Prairie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Belle Prairie is also located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie
- Little Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Randall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lastrup
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Genola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Genola is also located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Pierz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pierz is also located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierz <1>
- Flensburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flensburg is also located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Sobieski
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sobieski is also located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sobieski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Cushing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Harding
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Harding is also located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Royalton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Buckman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buckman is also located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Bowlus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Ripley Junction, with the one closest to Camp Ripley Junction listed first.
- Rice
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Watab
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Watab is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watab
- Gilman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Ripley Junction, with the one closest to Camp Ripley Junction listed first.
- Pillager
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East Gull Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lake Shore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Crow Wing County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Ripley Junction, with the one closest to Camp Ripley Junction listed first.
- Fort Ripley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Baxter
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Brainerd
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Merrifield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Garrison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nisswa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Riverton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riverton is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Lake Hubert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lake Hubert is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hubert
- Mille Lacs County
- Vineland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Vineland is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Stearns County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Ripley Junction, with the one closest to Camp Ripley Junction listed first.
- Opole
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Opole is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opole
- Holdingford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Saint Stephen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Saint Stephen is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 867 people
- Saint Wendel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Wendel is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
- Saint Anthony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Anthony is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Saint Rosa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Rosa is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Todd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Camp Ripley Junction, with the one closest to Camp Ripley Junction listed first.
- Pillsbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pillsbury is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury
- Burtrum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Philbrook
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Philbrook is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philbrook
- Browerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Browerville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Grey Eagle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Long Prairie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Staples
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clarissa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Camp Ripley Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Camp Ripley Junction.
Cemeteries Near Camp Ripley Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Camp Ripley Junction.
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 Camp Ripley Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Camp Ripley Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Camp Ripley Junction, with the one closest to Camp Ripley Junction listed first.
- Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Holy Family Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fish Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Darling Mission Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Freedhem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ft. Ripley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Franciscan Sisters Convent Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (132 more) ...
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Polish National Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Adalberts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Little Falls.
- The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83417 <2>
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 Camp Ripley Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Camp Ripley Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Camp Ripley Junction, with the one closest to Camp Ripley Junction listed first.
- Belle Prairie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Belle Prairie is also located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie
- Fort Ripley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Little Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Randall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gregory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gregory is also located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Saint Mathias
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Mathias is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mathias
- Cushing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Crow Wing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Crow Wing is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Wing
- Royalton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Buckman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buckman is also located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Lincoln
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln is also located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Swanville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Elmdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Elmdale is also located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- North Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- North Prairie is also located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- Pillager
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Camp Ripley Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Camp Ripley Junction.
Newspapers Published in Camp Ripley Junction ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Camp Ripley Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Camp Ripley Junction, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Camp Ripley Junction.
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 either 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 Camp Ripley Junction:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Morrison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Cass County
- Crow Wing County
- Mille Lacs County
- Stearns County
- Todd 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 Camp Ripley Junction, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Camp Ripley Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |