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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 Day (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 Day. 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 hospitals 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.

Day is located in Isanti 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 Isanti County: Anoka, Chisago, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine & Sherburne.

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

  • Isanti County     (The home county of Day)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Day, with the one closest to Day listed first.
    • Dalbo
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Elm Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Elm Park is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park
    • Stanchfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Braham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Grandy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bradford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Bradford is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Cambridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Minnesota Boys Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Minnesota Boys Town is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Boys Town
    • Isanti
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Crown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Crown is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
    • Weber
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Weber is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
  • Anoka County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Day, with the one closest to Day listed first.
    • Saint Francis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Bethel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Coopers Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Coopers Corner is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Corner
    • Nowthen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Nowthen is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowthen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,732 people
    • East Bethel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Oak Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Cedar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Linwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Linwood is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Day, with the one closest to Day listed first.
    • Oak Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Oak Park is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
    • Ronneby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Ronneby is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronneby
    • Foley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Gilman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Duelm
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Duelm is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duelm
  • Chisago County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Day, with the one closest to Day listed first.
    • Harris
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Rush City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • North Branch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Branch
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Branch is located in Chisago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
    • Stacy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Stacy is located in Chisago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stacy <1>
  • Kanabec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Day, with the one closest to Day listed first.
    • Coin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Coin is located in Kanabec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
    • Ogilvie
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Mora
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Mora is located in Kanabec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,583 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mora <1>
    • Grasston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Quamba
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 Day, with the one closest to Day listed first.
    • Bock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bock is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bock <1>
    • Princeton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Milaca
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Milaca is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milaca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,899 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milaca <1>
    • Pease
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Pease is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Foreston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Foreston is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
    • Estes Brook
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Estes Brook is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Brook
    • Onamia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wahkon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Isle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • 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 <1>
  • Morrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Day, with the one closest to Day listed first.
    • Ramey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Ramey is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
    • Morrill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Morrill is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
  • Pine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Day, with the one closest to Day listed first.
    • Henriette
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Henriette is located in Pine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henriette
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Pine City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Brook Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Brook Park is located in Pine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
    • Beroun
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Beroun is located in Pine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beroun
    • Hinckley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sherburne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Day, with the one closest to Day listed first.
    • Zimmerman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Zimmerman is located in Sherburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,135 people
      • Zimmerman has also been known as:
      • Lake Fremont
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zimmerman <1>
    • Santiago
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Santiago is located in Sherburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
    • Orrock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Orrock is located in Sherburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrock
    • Elk River
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Burnett County (WI)
    • Randall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Randall is located in Burnett County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall

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

Cemeteries Near Day ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Day.

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 Day - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Siloa Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • South Maple Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Maple Ridge Free Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Karmel Covenant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • North Maple Ridge Covenant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Oak Knoll Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Graceland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Springvale Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rice Lake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (155 more) ...

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.<2>

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

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

  • Dalbo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Springvale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Springvale is located in Isanti County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
  • Brunswick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Brunswick is located in Kanabec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Stanchfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Braham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Grass Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Grass Lake is located in Kanabec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
  • Bradford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Bradford is located in Isanti County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
  • Cambridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mora
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Mora is located in Kanabec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,583 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mora <1>
  • Princeton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Spencer Brook
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Spencer Brook is located in Isanti County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Brook
  • Rush Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Rush Point is located in Chisago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Point
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Milaca
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Milaca is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milaca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,899 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milaca <1>
    • Isanti
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Foreston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Foreston is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people

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

Newspapers Published in Day ...

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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Day.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Day:

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>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 Day, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Day) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.