Our Genealogy Helper
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 Duesler (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 Duesler. 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 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.
Duesler is located in Carlton 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 Carlton County: Aitkin, Pine, Saint Louis & Douglas (WI).
Below are the counties that are near Duesler. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Duesler:
- Carlton County (The home county of Duesler)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duesler, with the one closest to Duesler listed first.
- Holyoke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holyoke is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
- Mahtowa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mahtowa is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahtowa
- Otter Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Otter Creek is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Barnum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wrenshall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carlton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Thomson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thomson is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
- Estimated population in 2014: 158 people
- Sawyer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sawyer is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Moose Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Scanlon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Scanlon is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scanlon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- Cloquet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Esko
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aitkin County
- Tamarack
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tamarack is located in Aitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Pine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duesler, with the one closest to Duesler listed first.
- Kerrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bruno
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bruno is located in Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Sturgeon Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Willow River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsdale is located in Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Denham
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Denham is located in Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Rutledge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rutledge is located in Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Cloverton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cloverton is located in Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverton
- Askov
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Duxbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Duxbury is located in Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
- Finlayson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Louis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Duesler, with the one closest to Duesler listed first.
- New Duluth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Duluth is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Duluth
- Gary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gary is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Proctor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Adolph
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oneota
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oneota is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneota
- Hermantown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Brookston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Saginaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Saginaw is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Twig
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Twig is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twig
- Duluth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Duesler, with the one closest to Duesler listed first.
- Dedham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dedham is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
- Oliver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oliver is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
- Saunders
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saunders is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders
- Superior Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Superior Village is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Moose Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moose Junction is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Junction
- Superior
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Superior is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,213 people
- South Range
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- South Range is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Range
- Hawthorne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hawthorne is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Duesler, see our County-by-County Page for Duesler.
Cemeteries Near Duesler ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Duesler.
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 Duesler - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Duesler covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Duesler, with the one closest to Duesler listed first.
- Elim Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sandy Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nickerson Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Lake Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Barnum.
- Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Riverside Cemetery (located 66 miles to the north).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2165394 <2>
- Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- MacCabee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (91 more) ...
- Summit Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hillside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Duesler in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Duesler.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Duesler, with the one closest to Duesler listed first.
- Holyoke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holyoke is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
- Mahtowa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mahtowa is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahtowa
- Otter Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Otter Creek is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Barnum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Carlton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Moose Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kerrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sawyer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sawyer is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Thomson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thomson is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
- Estimated population in 2014: 158 people
- Dedham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dedham is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
- Cloquet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fond du Lac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fond du Lac is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fond du Lac
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Duluth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Duluth is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Duluth
- Corona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Corona is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Sturgeon Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Duesler. See our List of 1890's Communities around Duesler.
Newspapers Published in Duesler ...
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 92 newspapers that have been published in the area around Duesler.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Duesler, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Duesler.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Duesler:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Carlton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Aitkin County
- Pine County
- Saint Louis County
- Douglas County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Minnesota
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 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. |
| <3> | 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 Duesler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Duesler) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |