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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 Cloverton (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 Cloverton. 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 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.

Cloverton is located in Pine 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 Pine County: Aitkin, Carlton, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Burnett (WI), Douglas (WI) & Polk (WI).

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

  • Pine County     (The home county of Cloverton)
  • Carlton County
  • Burnett County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cloverton, with the one closest to Cloverton listed first.
    • Webb Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Webster
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Webster is located in Burnett County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
    • Hertel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Siren
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Bashaw
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bashaw. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashaw
      • Bashaw is located in Burnett County (WI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bashaw
      • From Cloverton to Bashaw
    • Alpha
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Douglas County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cloverton, with the one closest to Cloverton listed first.
    • Moose Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dedham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dedham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
      • Dedham is located in Douglas County (WI)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dedham
      • From Cloverton to Dedham
    • Solon Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon Springs
      • Solon Springs is located in Douglas County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
    • Sauntry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bennett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
      • Bennett is located in Douglas County (WI)
  • Washburn County (WI)
    • Minong
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minong have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minong
      • Minong is located in Washburn County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people

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

Cemeteries Near Cloverton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cloverton.

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

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

  • Markville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Markville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Markville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dairyland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dairyland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dairyland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Native American Burial Grounds
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Native American Burial Grounds
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Native American Burial Grounds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Swiss Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swiss Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swiss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lena Lake Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lena Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lena Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Home Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverhill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverhill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Danbury Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danbury Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ogema Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ogema Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ogema Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Danforth Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danforth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danforth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (56 more) ...
    • Webb Lake Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Webb Lake Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Webb Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bluff Lake Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluff Lake Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluff Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Orange Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orange Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orange Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 Cloverton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cloverton.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Cloverton ...

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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cloverton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cloverton, 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 Cloverton.

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 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 Cloverton:

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

The official website for Pine County: www.pinecounty.org/

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

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 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.
<3>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.
<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 Cloverton, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cloverton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cloverton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1680, Longitude: -92.3200    









 

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