Our Genealogy Helper
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 Fredenberg (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 Fredenberg. 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 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.
Fredenberg 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 Fredenberg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fredenberg:
- Saint Louis County (The home county of Fredenberg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredenberg, with the one closest to Fredenberg listed first.
- Arnold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arnold is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Twig
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Twig is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twig
- Hermantown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Canyon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Adolph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Duluth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saginaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saginaw is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Oneota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oneota is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneota
- Proctor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clifton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Alborn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Alborn is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alborn
- Cotton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Brookston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carlton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredenberg, with the one closest to Fredenberg listed first.
- Esko
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cloquet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Scanlon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scanlon is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scanlon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- Thomson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Thomson is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
- Estimated population in 2014: 158 people
- Carlton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wrenshall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Otter Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Otter Creek is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Sawyer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sawyer is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredenberg, with the one closest to Fredenberg listed first.
- Knife River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Stewart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stewart is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Two Harbors
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Douglas County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fredenberg, with the one closest to Fredenberg listed first.
- Superior
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Superior is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,213 people
- Oliver
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Oliver is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
- Superior Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Superior Village is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Saunders
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Saunders is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders
- South Range
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Range is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Range
- Dedham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dedham is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fredenberg, see our County-by-County Page for Fredenberg.
Cemeteries Near Fredenberg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fredenberg.
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 Fredenberg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fredenberg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fredenberg, with the one closest to Fredenberg listed first.
- Canosia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grand Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Adas Israel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Polish Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polish Cemetery
- The Polish Cemetery has also been known as:
- Polish Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83096 <2>
- Tifereth Israel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sunrise Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunrise Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Duluth.
- The Sunrise Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Sunrise Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83661 <2>
- Woodland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Normanna Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jewish Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (56 more) ...
- Park Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Duluth.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83736 <2>
- Bethany Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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 Fredenberg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fredenberg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fredenberg, with the one closest to Fredenberg listed first.
- Independence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Independence is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Duluth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lester Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lester Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Park
- Oneota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oneota is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneota
- Clifton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- West Duluth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- West Duluth is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Duluth
- Smithville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Smithville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Superior
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Superior is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,213 people
- Cloquet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fond du Lac
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fond du Lac is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fond du Lac
- New Duluth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New Duluth is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Duluth
- South Superior
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- South Superior is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Superior
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Thomson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Thomson is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
- Estimated population in 2014: 158 people
- Pokegama
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pokegama is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokegama
- Itasca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Itasca is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itasca
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fredenberg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fredenberg.
Newspapers Published in Fredenberg ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fredenberg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fredenberg, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fredenberg.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Fredenberg:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Saint Louis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carlton County
- Lake County
- Douglas County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Minnesota
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fredenberg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Fredenberg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |