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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 East Bethel (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 East Bethel. 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 East Bethel ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for East Bethel: E. Bethel

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

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 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.

East Bethel is located in Anoka 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 Anoka County: Chisago, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Sherburne & Washington.

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

  • Anoka County     (The home county of East Bethel)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Bethel, with the one closest to East Bethel listed first.
    • Coopers Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Coopers Corner is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Corner
    • Linwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Linwood is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
    • Bethel
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ham Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Oak Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • City of Columbus
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • City of Columbus is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of Columbus
      • Estimated population in 2015: 4,007 people
    • Saint Francis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Andover
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Blaine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Coon Rapids
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Anoka
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Nowthen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Nowthen is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowthen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,732 people
  • Chisago County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Bethel, with the one closest to East Bethel listed first.
    • Stacy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Wyoming
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Branch
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Branch is located in Chisago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
    • Chisago City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • North Branch
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lindstrom
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Center City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Harris
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Shafer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Almelund
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Franconia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Franconia is located in Chisago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia
    • Rush City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Taylors Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Dakota County
    • West Saint Paul
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Hennepin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Bethel, with the one closest to East Bethel listed first.
    • Champlin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dayton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Brooklyn Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Osseo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Osseo is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osseo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,703 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osseo <1>
    • Brooklyn Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Rogers
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rogers is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,623 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <1>
    • Maple Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Crystal
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • New Hope
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Robbinsdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Saint Anthony
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Corcoran
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Golden Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Isanti County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Bethel, with the one closest to East Bethel listed first.
    • Isanti
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Weber
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Weber is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
    • Minnesota Boys Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Minnesota Boys Town is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Boys Town
    • Crown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Crown is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
    • Bradford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bradford is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Cambridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Grandy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Stanchfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Elm Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Elm Park is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park
    • Dalbo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Braham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Kanabec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Bethel, with the one closest to East Bethel listed first.
    • Coin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Coin is located in Kanabec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
    • Grasston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Mille Lacs County
    • Princeton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Ramsey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Bethel, with the one closest to East Bethel listed first.
    • Mounds View
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Arden Hills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • North Oaks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Shoreview
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • New Brighton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • White Bear Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • White Bear Beach is located in Ramsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bear Beach
    • White Bear Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cardigan Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Cardigan Junction is located in Ramsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardigan Junction
    • Vadnais Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Gem Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Gem Lake is located in Ramsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
    • Little Canada
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Roseville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Lauderdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Lauderdale is located in Ramsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,484 people
  • Sherburne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Bethel, with the one closest to East Bethel listed first.
    • Elk River
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Zimmerman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Big Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Orrock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Orrock is located in Sherburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrock
    • Salida
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Salida is located in Sherburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salida
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Bethel, with the one closest to East Bethel listed first.
    • Forest Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hugo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hugo is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,452 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <1>
    • Scandia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Dellwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Dellwood is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
    • Withrow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Withrow is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
    • Otisville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Otisville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
    • Birchwood Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Birchwood Village is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
    • Grant
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Grant is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,107 people
    • Mahtomedi
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Marine-on-Saint-Croix
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Duluth Junction
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Duluth Junction is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth Junction
    • Willernie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Springs is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • Wright County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Bethel, with the one closest to East Bethel listed first.
    • Otsego
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Albertville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Hanover
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Michael
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Monticello
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Burnett County (WI)
    • Randall
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Randall is located in Burnett County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
  • Polk County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Bethel, with the one closest to East Bethel listed first.
    • Osceola
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Osceola is located in Polk County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
    • Dresser
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Dresser is located in Polk County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresser
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
    • Saint Croix Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Saint Croix Falls is located in Polk County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Croix Falls
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
    • Horse Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Horse Creek is located in Polk County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
  • Saint Croix County (WI)
    • Somerset
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Somerset is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,992 people

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

Cemeteries Near East Bethel ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Bethel.

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 East Bethel - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Oak Leaf Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • East Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Soderville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Our Saviour's Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Old Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Victor Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fish Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Fridsborg Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Linwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Aetna Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (245 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 East Bethel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Bethel.

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

  • Linwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Linwood is located in Anoka County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
  • Bethel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Saint Francis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Isanti
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Wyoming
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Stacy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Blomford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Blomford is located in Isanti County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blomford
  • Anoka
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Lake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Crown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Crown is located in Isanti County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
  • Champlin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Coon Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Coon Creek is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Creek
    • Spring Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Lake is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Bradford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bradford is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of East Bethel ...

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 113 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Bethel.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of East Bethel. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of East Bethel and those printed in the larger area surrounding East Bethel.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> of East Bethel.

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 East Bethel:

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 East Bethel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- East Bethel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.