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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 Floodwood (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 Floodwood. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Floodwood is located in Saint Louis 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 Saint Louis County: Aitkin, Carlton, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake & Douglas (WI).

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

  • Saint Louis County     (The home county of Floodwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Floodwood, with the one closest to Floodwood listed first.
    • Island
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Island is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
    • Meadowlands
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Meadowlands is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlands
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • Brookston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Alborn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Alborn is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alborn
    • Canyon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Saginaw
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Saginaw is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
    • Twig
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Twig is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twig
    • Cotton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Aitkin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Floodwood, with the one closest to Floodwood listed first.
    • Jacobson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Libby
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Libby is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
    • Tamarack
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Tamarack is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Minnewawa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Minnewawa is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnewawa
    • McGregor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Carlton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Floodwood, with the one closest to Floodwood listed first.
    • Cromwell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Wright
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Sawyer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sawyer is located in Carlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
    • Cloquet
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mahtowa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Mahtowa is located in Carlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahtowa
    • Otter Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Otter Creek is located in Carlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
    • Scanlon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Scanlon is located in Carlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scanlon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
    • Automba
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Automba is located in Carlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Automba
    • Carlton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kettle River
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Esko
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Thomson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Thomson is located in Carlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
      • Estimated population in 2014: 158 people
  • Itasca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Floodwood, with the one closest to Floodwood listed first.
    • Wawina
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Wawina is located in Itasca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawina
    • Swan River
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Goodland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Goodland is located in Itasca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
    • Warba
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pengilly
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Floodwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Floodwood.

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 Floodwood - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Floodwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Prairie Lake Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Fine Lakes Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Arrowhead Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Valley Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadowlands Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Culver Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Indian Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (67 more) ...
    • Toivola Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Sago Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ball Bluff Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Floodwood had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Floodwood had a population of 525 people.

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

  • Island
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Island is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
  • Wawina
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wawina is located in Itasca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawina
  • Cromwell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Swan River
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Wright
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Corona
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Corona is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
  • Libby
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Libby is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
  • Tamarack
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Tamarack is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Independence
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Independence is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Sawyer
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sawyer is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
  • Cloquet
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mahtowa
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mahtowa is located in Carlton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahtowa
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Otter Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Otter Creek is located in Carlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
    • Blackberry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Blackberry is located in Itasca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry
    • McGregor
      (29 miles [46.7 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 Floodwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Floodwood.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Floodwood ...

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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Floodwood.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Floodwood. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Floodwood and those printed in the larger area surrounding Floodwood.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> of Floodwood.

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 Floodwood:

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 Floodwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Floodwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.