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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 Crosslake (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 Crosslake. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.

Crosslake is located in Crow Wing 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 Crow Wing County: Aitkin, Cass, Mille Lacs & Morrison.

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

  • Crow Wing County     (The home county of Crosslake)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crosslake, with the one closest to Crosslake listed first.
    • Manhattan Beach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manhattan Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan Beach
      • Manhattan Beach is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manhattan Beach <2>
    • Breezy Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezy Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point
      • Breezy Point is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breezy Point <2>
    • Fifty Lakes
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fifty Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty Lakes
      • Fifty Lakes is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fifty Lakes <2>
    • Emily
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emily have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emily
      • Emily is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emily <2>
    • Pequot Lakes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pequot Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequot Lakes
      • Pequot Lakes is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,305 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pequot Lakes <2>
    • Jenkins
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
      • Jenkins is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkins <2>
    • Trommald
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trommald have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trommald
      • Trommald is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Lake Hubert
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Hubert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hubert
      • Lake Hubert is located in Crow Wing County
    • Merrifield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrifield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrifield
      • Merrifield is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrifield <2>
    • Cuyuna
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuyuna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyuna
      • Cuyuna is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
    • Nisswa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nisswa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisswa
      • Nisswa is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nisswa <2>
    • Crosby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Aitkin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crosslake, with the one closest to Crosslake listed first.
    • Aitkin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hassman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Swatara
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swatara have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swatara
      • Swatara is located in Aitkin County
    • Nichols
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nichols. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
      • Nichols is located in Aitkin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Nichols
      • From Crosslake to Nichols
    • Haypoint
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Palisade
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palisade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisade
      • Palisade is located in Aitkin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palisade <2>
    • Wealthwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crosslake, with the one closest to Crosslake listed first.
    • Outing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Outing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outing
      • Outing is located in Cass County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Outing <2>
    • Chickamaw Beach
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chickamaw Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickamaw Beach
      • Chickamaw Beach is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
    • Pine River
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Lake Shore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
      • Lake Shore is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,069 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Shore <2>
    • Wabedo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • East Gull Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Gull Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gull Lake
      • East Gull Lake is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Gull Lake <2>
    • Backus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Backus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backus
      • Backus is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Backus <2>
    • Longville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
      • Longville is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longville <2>
    • Hackensack
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackensack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
      • Hackensack is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hackensack <2>
    • Pillager
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pillager have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillager
      • Pillager is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pillager <2>
    • Remer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Ellis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
      • Ellis is located in Cass County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ellis
      • From Crosslake to Ellis

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

Cemeteries Near Crosslake ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crosslake.

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

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

  • Pinewood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinewood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Swanburg Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swanburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swanburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mission Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mission Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Norwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jenkins Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Our Saviour's Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Saviour's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Saviour's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pequot Lakes Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pequot Lakes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pequot Lakes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lake Edward Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Edward Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Edward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wolford Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (80 more) ...
    • Nisswa Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nisswa Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nisswa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Thorp - Heald Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thorp - Heald Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thorp - Heald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lunde Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lunde Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lunde 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.<4>

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

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

  • Pine River
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Deerwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
    • Deerwood is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deerwood <2>
  • Brainerd
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Aitkin
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Baxter
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
    • Baxter is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,483 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <2>
  • Rossburg
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossburg
    • Rossburg is located in Aitkin County
  • Hackensack
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackensack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
    • Hackensack is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hackensack <2>
  • Crow Wing
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow Wing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Wing
    • Crow Wing is located in Crow Wing County
  • Nichols
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nichols. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
    • Nichols is located in Aitkin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Nichols
    • From Crosslake to Nichols
  • Pillager
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pillager have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillager
    • Pillager is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pillager <2>
  • Garrison
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
    • Garrison is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrison <2>
  • Ellis
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
    • Ellis is located in Cass County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ellis
    • From Crosslake to Ellis

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

Newspapers Published in Crosslake ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crosslake.

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

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 Crosslake:

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

The official website for Crow Wing County: www.co.crow-wing.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>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 Crosslake, 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- Crosslake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crosslake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.6584, Longitude: -94.1143    









 

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