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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 Dads Corner (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 Dads Corner. 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 Dads Corner ...

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 occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Dads Corner: Dads Cor. (or less commonly used: Dads Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Dads Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Dads Corner may originally have been Dad's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Dads Corner might be written as Dad Corner.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Dads Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dads Corner.

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 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.

Dads Corner is located in Aitkin 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 Aitkin County: Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine & Saint Louis.

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

  • Aitkin County     (The home county of Dads Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dads Corner, with the one closest to Dads Corner listed first.
    • McGrath
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Malmo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Malmo is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
    • Kimberly
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Kimberly is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
    • Wealthwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Wealthwood is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wealthwood
    • McGregor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Tamarack
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Tamarack is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Minnewawa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Minnewawa is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnewawa
    • Aitkin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hassman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hassman is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassman
    • Nichols
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Nichols is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
    • Palisade
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Carlton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dads Corner, with the one closest to Dads Corner listed first.
    • Automba
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Automba is located in Carlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Automba
    • Kettle River
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Moose Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Wright
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Barnum
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cromwell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Crow Wing County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dads Corner, with the one closest to Dads Corner listed first.
    • Garrison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Bay Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Bay Lake is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Lake
  • Kanabec County
    • Quamba
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Quamba is located in Kanabec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quamba
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
  • Mille Lacs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dads Corner, with the one closest to Dads Corner listed first.
    • Isle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Isle is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isle <2>
    • Wahkon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Onamia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Vineland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Vineland is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
  • Pine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dads Corner, with the one closest to Dads Corner listed first.
    • Denham
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Denham is located in Pine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
    • Finlayson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Rutledge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Rutledge is located in Pine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
    • Sturgeon Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Willow River
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Sandstone
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Askov
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hinckley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Brook Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Brook Park is located in Pine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
    • Bruno
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Bruno is located in Pine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people

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

Cemeteries Near Dads Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dads Corner.

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 Dads Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dads Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Pliny Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jewitt Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Grace Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Ostlund Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Holden Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Beaver Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Rice River Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Redtop Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wagner Twp. Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Malmo Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (89 more) ...
    • Nordland Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Faith Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Saron Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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 Dads Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dads Corner.

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

  • Opstead
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Opstead is located in Mille Lacs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opstead
  • Malmo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Malmo is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
  • Finlayson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Kimberly
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Kimberly is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
  • McGregor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Willow River
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Sturgeon Lake
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Rossburg
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rossburg is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossburg
  • Sandstone
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Tamarack
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Tamarack is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Moose Lake
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Aitkin
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Nichols
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Nichols is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
    • Vineland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Vineland is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
    • Hinckley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Dads Corner ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dads Corner.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Dads Corner:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Dads Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dads Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.