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 Graceton (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 Graceton. 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.

Graceton 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 Graceton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Graceton:

• Lake of the Woods County     (The home county of Graceton)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Graceton, with the one closest to Graceton listed first.
  • Pitt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt
    • Pitt is located in Lake of the Woods County
  • Williams
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Baudette
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Long Point
    (17 miles [27.4 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
  • Clementson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementson
    • Clementson is located in Lake of the Woods County
• Koochiching County
  • Border
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border
    • Border is located in Koochiching County
• Roseau County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Graceton, with the one closest to Graceton listed first.
  • Roosevelt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • 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
    (19 miles [30.6 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
    (25 miles [40.2 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 Graceton, see our County-by-County Page for Graceton.

Newspapers Published in Graceton ...

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 Graceton.

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

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 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 Graceton:

• Websites specific to Minnesota
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Minnesota State Archives

• Pages specific to Lake of the Woods County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Koochiching County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Roseau County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Minnesota
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Minnesota
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Minnesota
  • Cemeteries of Lake of the Woods County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Minnesota
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Minnesota
  • Cemeteries of Lake of the Woods County

Cemeteries Near Graceton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Graceton.

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

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

• Graceton Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • 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.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graceton Cemetery
• Potamo - Parke Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • 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.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potamo - Parke Cemetery
• Pine Hill Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • 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.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
• Hillside Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • 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.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
• Elm Park Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • 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.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Park Cemetery
• Forest Lawn Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2406510 <4>
• Hamilton Farm Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • 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.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Farm Cemetery
• Silver Creek Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • 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.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Creek Cemetery
• Wildwood Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wildwood Cemetery
• Bankton Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • 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.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bankton Cemetery
• Clementson Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • 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.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clementson Cemetery
• Blue Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Blue Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Rainy River (ON).
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2614069 <4>
• Continue List   (9 more) ...
  • Blue Public Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Public Cemetery
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 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
  • Bergland Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bergland Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Bergland (ON)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bergland Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2524316 <4>

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Graceton. 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/