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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 Faunce (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 Faunce. 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.

Faunce is located in Lake of the Woods 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 Lake of the Woods County: Beltrami, Koochiching & Roseau.

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

  • Lake of the Woods County     (The home county of Faunce)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faunce, with the one closest to Faunce listed first.
    • Williams
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
      • Williams is located in Lake of the Woods County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williams <2>
    • Pitt
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt
      • Pitt is located in Lake of the Woods County
    • Baudette
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baudette
      • Baudette is located in Lake of the Woods County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baudette <2>
    • Clementson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementson
      • Clementson is located in Lake of the Woods County
    • Long Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
      • Long Point is located in Lake of the Woods County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
  • Beltrami County
    • Four Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Town
      • Four Town is located in Beltrami County
  • Roseau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Faunce, with the one closest to Faunce listed first.
    • Roosevelt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roosevelt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt
      • Roosevelt is located in Roseau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roosevelt <2>
    • Swift
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swift have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
      • Swift is located in Roseau County
    • Warroad
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warroad have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warroad
      • Warroad is located in Roseau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,792 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warroad <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Faunce ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Faunce.

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

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

  • Potamo - Parke Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potamo - Parke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potamo - Parke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bankton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bankton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bankton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wildwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wildwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wildwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hamilton Farm Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Graceton Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graceton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graceton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elm Park Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Elkwood Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elkwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elkwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elkwood Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elkwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elkwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Silver Creek Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • America Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the America Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the America Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Clementson Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clementson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clementson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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

Newspapers Published in Faunce ...

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 5 newspapers that have been published in the area around Faunce.

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

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 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 Faunce:

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

The official website for Lake of the Woods County: www.co.lake-of-the-woods.mn.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Faunce) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Faunce. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.5930, Longitude: -94.9525       In this case, the coordinates for Faunce have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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