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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 Fifty Lakes (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 Fifty Lakes. 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 Fifty Lakes ...

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 Fifty Lakes: Fifty Lks.

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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Fifty Lakes is located in Crow Wing 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 Crow Wing County: Aitkin, Cass, Mille Lacs & Morrison.

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

  • Crow Wing County     (The home county of Fifty Lakes)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fifty Lakes, with the one closest to Fifty Lakes listed first.
    • Manhattan Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manhattan Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan Beach
      • Manhattan Beach is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manhattan Beach <2>
    • Emily
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emily have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emily
      • Emily is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emily <2>
    • Crosslake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Breezy Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezy Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point
      • Breezy Point is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breezy Point <2>
    • Jenkins
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
      • Jenkins is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkins <2>
    • Pequot Lakes
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pequot Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequot Lakes
      • Pequot Lakes is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,305 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pequot Lakes <2>
    • Trommald
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trommald have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trommald
      • Trommald is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Cuyuna
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuyuna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Lake Hubert
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Hubert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hubert
      • Lake Hubert is located in Crow Wing County
    • Crosby
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
      • Crosby is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,315 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosby <2>
    • Ironton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Merrifield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrifield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrifield
      • Merrifield is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrifield <2>
  • Aitkin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fifty Lakes, with the one closest to Fifty Lakes listed first.
    • Swatara
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swatara have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swatara
      • Swatara is located in Aitkin County
    • Haypoint
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haypoint
      • Haypoint is located in Aitkin County
    • Aitkin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hassman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassman
      • Hassman is located in Aitkin County
    • Hill City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
      • Hill City is located in Aitkin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hill City <2>
    • Palisade
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palisade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fifty Lakes, with the one closest to Fifty Lakes listed first.
    • Outing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Outing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outing
      • Outing is located in Cass County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Outing <2>
    • Wabedo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabedo
      • Wabedo is located in Cass County
    • Chickamaw Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chickamaw Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickamaw Beach
      • Chickamaw Beach is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
    • Pine River
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
      • Pine River is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine River <2>
    • Longville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
      • Longville is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longville <2>
    • Backus
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Backus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backus
      • Backus is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Backus <2>
    • Remer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Lake Shore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
      • Lake Shore is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,069 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Shore <2>
    • Hackensack
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackensack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
      • Hackensack is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hackensack <2>
    • Whipholt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipholt
      • Whipholt is located in Cass County
    • East Gull Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Gull Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gull Lake
      • East Gull Lake is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Gull Lake <2>
    • Boy River
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boy River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy River
      • Boy River is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people

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

Newspapers Published in Fifty Lakes ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fifty Lakes.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fifty Lakes, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fifty Lakes.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Fifty Lakes:

Cemeteries Near Fifty Lakes ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fifty Lakes.

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

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

  • Swanburg Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swanburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swanburg Cemetery
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Ridge Cemetery
  • Pinewood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinewood Cemetery
  • Fairfield Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairfield Cemetery
  • Norwood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwood Cemetery
  • Wabedo Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wabedo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wabedo Cemetery
  • Jenkins Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenkins Cemetery
  • Ponto Lake Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ponto Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ponto Lake Cemetery
  • Mission Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mission Cemetery
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Ridge Cemetery
  • Our Saviour's Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Saviour's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Saviour's Cemetery
  • Pequot Lakes Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pequot Lakes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pequot Lakes Cemetery
  • Continue List   (58 more) ...
    • Salem Lutheran Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Lutheran Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside 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.<4>

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

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

  • Pine River
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
    • Pine River is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine River <2>
  • Deerwood
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Hackensack
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackensack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
    • Hackensack is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hackensack <2>
  • Aitkin
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Brainerd
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Rossburg
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossburg
    • Rossburg 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 Fifty Lakes. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fifty Lakes.

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

The official website for Crow Wing County: www.co.crow-wing.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>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- Fifty Lakes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fifty Lakes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.7619, Longitude: -94.0894       In this case, the coordinates for Fifty Lakes have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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 Fifty Lakes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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