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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 Lake (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 Lake. 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 Lake ...

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 have occurred.

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

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

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

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

  • Aitkin County     (The home county of East Lake)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Lake, with the one closest to East Lake listed first.
    • McGregor
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Kimberly
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
      • Kimberly is located in Aitkin County
    • Tamarack
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamarack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
      • Tamarack is located in Aitkin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Minnewawa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnewawa
      • Minnewawa is located in Aitkin County
    • Palisade
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palisade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Hassman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassman
      • Hassman is located in Aitkin County
    • Libby
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
      • Libby is located in Aitkin County
    • Malmo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
      • Malmo is located in Aitkin County
    • McGrath
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGrath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrath
      • McGrath is located in Aitkin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGrath <1>
    • Aitkin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Wealthwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wealthwood
      • Wealthwood is located in Aitkin County
    • Nichols
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nichols have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
      • Nichols is located in Aitkin County
  • Carlton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Lake, with the one closest to East Lake listed first.
    • Automba
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Automba
      • Automba is located in Carlton County
    • Wright
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
      • Wright is located in Carlton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wright <1>
    • Kettle River
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kettle River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle River
      • Kettle River is located in Carlton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kettle River <1>
    • Cromwell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
      • Cromwell is located in Carlton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cromwell <1>
    • Moose Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Barnum
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Crow Wing County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Lake, with the one closest to East Lake listed first.
    • Bay Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Lake
      • Bay Lake is located in Crow Wing County
    • Deerwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Garrison
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Cuyuna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuyuna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  • Mille Lacs County
    • Isle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle
      • Isle is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isle <1>
  • Pine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Lake, with the one closest to East Lake listed first.
    • Denham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
      • Denham is located in Pine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
    • Sturgeon Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Willow River
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rutledge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutledge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
      • Rutledge is located in Pine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
    • Finlayson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in East Lake ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Lake.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Lake, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Lake.

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 helpful 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 Lake:

Cemeteries Near East Lake ...

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

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

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

  • Carr Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carr Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carr Memorial Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • Rice River Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Salo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Finnish Apostolic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finnish Apostolic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finnish Apostolic Cemetery
  • Sheriff Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheriff Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheriff Lake Cemetery
  • Grayling Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grayling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grayling Cemetery
  • Lansford Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lansford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lansford Cemetery
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
  • Howard Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
  • Saron Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saron Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Continue List   (80 more) ...
    • Beaver Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Cemetery
    • Forest Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Cemetery
    • Rabbit Lake Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rabbit Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rabbit Lake Cemetery

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.<5>

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

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

  • McGregor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Kimberly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
    • Kimberly is located in Aitkin County
  • Tamarack
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamarack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
    • Tamarack is located in Aitkin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Rossburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossburg
    • Rossburg is located in Aitkin County
  • Wright
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
    • Wright is located in Carlton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wright <1>
  • Libby
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
    • Libby is located in Aitkin County
  • Malmo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
    • Malmo is located in Aitkin County
  • Aitkin
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Cromwell
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
    • Cromwell is located in Carlton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cromwell <1>
  • Opstead
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opstead
    • Opstead is located in Mille Lacs County
  • Sturgeon Lake
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Moose Lake
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Willow River
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Corona
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
      • Corona is located in Carlton County
    • Nichols
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nichols have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
      • Nichols is located in Aitkin County

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

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

The official website for Aitkin County: www.co.aitkin.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

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 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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- East Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5383, Longitude: -93.2836       In this case, the coordinates for East Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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