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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 Coffee Pot Landing (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 Coffee Pot Landing. 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 Coffee Pot Landing ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Coffee Pot Landing: Coffee Pot Lndg. (or less commonly used: Coffee Pot Lndng.)

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.

Coffee Pot Landing is located in Clearwater 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 Clearwater County: Becker, Beltrami, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Pennington & Polk.

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

  • Clearwater County     (The home county of Coffee Pot Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coffee Pot Landing, with the one closest to Coffee Pot Landing listed first.
    • Minerva
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
      • Minerva is located in Clearwater County
    • Shevlin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shevlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shevlin
      • Shevlin is located in Clearwater County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shevlin <2>
    • Long Lost Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Lost Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lost Lake
      • Long Lost Lake is located in Clearwater County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 44 people
    • Bagley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bagley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
      • Bagley is located in Clearwater County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,439 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bagley <2>
    • Rice Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
      • Rice Lake is located in Clearwater County
    • Leonard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
      • Leonard is located in Clearwater County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonard <2>
    • Clearbrook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
      • Clearbrook is located in Clearwater County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearbrook <2>
    • Gonvick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gonvick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonvick
      • Gonvick is located in Clearwater County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gonvick <2>
  • Becker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coffee Pot Landing, with the one closest to Coffee Pot Landing listed first.
    • Two Inlets
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Inlets
      • Two Inlets is located in Becker County
    • Elbow Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow Lake
      • Elbow Lake is located in Becker County
    • Pine Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
      • Pine Point is located in Becker County
    • Ponsford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponsford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponsford
      • Ponsford is located in Becker County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponsford <2>
    • Osage
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
      • Osage is located in Becker County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage <2>
  • Beltrami County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coffee Pot Landing, with the one closest to Coffee Pot Landing listed first.
    • Solway
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Wilton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Wilton is located in Beltrami County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
    • Bemidji
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pinewood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
      • Pinewood is located in Beltrami County
    • Rosby
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosby
      • Rosby is located in Beltrami County
    • Lavinia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
      • Lavinia is located in Beltrami County
    • Turtle River
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle River
      • Turtle River is located in Beltrami County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Debs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debs
      • Debs is located in Beltrami County
    • Puposky
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puposky
      • Puposky is located in Beltrami County
  • Cass County
    • Cass Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cass Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass Lake
      • Cass Lake is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cass Lake <2>
  • Hubbard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coffee Pot Landing, with the one closest to Coffee Pot Landing listed first.
    • Lake George
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake George have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
      • Lake George is located in Hubbard County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake George <2>
    • Laporte
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laporte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laporte
      • Laporte is located in Hubbard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laporte <2>
    • Benedict
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benedict have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict
      • Benedict is located in Hubbard County
    • Dorset
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
      • Dorset is located in Hubbard County
    • Park Rapids
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Mahnomen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coffee Pot Landing, with the one closest to Coffee Pot Landing listed first.
    • Roy Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Lake
      • Roy Lake is located in Mahnomen County
    • Naytahwaush
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naytahwaush have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naytahwaush
      • Naytahwaush is located in Mahnomen County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naytahwaush <2>
  • Polk County
    • Lengby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lengby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lengby
      • Lengby is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people

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

Newspapers Published in Coffee Pot Landing ...

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 Coffee Pot Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coffee Pot Landing, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coffee Pot Landing.

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 Coffee Pot Landing:

Cemeteries Near Coffee Pot Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coffee Pot Landing.

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 Coffee Pot Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Sell Lake Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sell Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sell Lake Cemetery
  • Old Sell Lake Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Sell Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Sell Lake Cemetery
  • Alida Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alida Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alida Cemetery
  • Fern Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Stevens Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stevens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stevens Cemetery
  • Moose Creek Twp. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moose Creek Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moose Creek Twp. Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
  • Jones Twp. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Twp. Cemetery
  • Rice Free Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lake Alice Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Alice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Alice Cemetery
  • Shevlin - Moose Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shevlin - Moose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shevlin - Moose Cemetery
  • Nora Twp. Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (100 more) ...
    • Solway Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Solway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Solway Cemetery
    • Clearwater Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clearwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clearwater Cemetery
    • Landstad Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Landstad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Landstad Cemetery

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 Coffee Pot Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Coffee Pot Landing.

  • Osage
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
    • Osage is located in Becker County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage <2>

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

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

The official website for Clearwater County: www.co.clearwater.mn.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Coffee Pot Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coffee Pot Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3494, Longitude: -95.1831       In this case, the coordinates for Coffee Pot Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Coffee Pot Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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