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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 Grasston (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 Grasston. 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.

Grasston is located in Kanabec 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 Kanabec County: Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Mille Lacs & Pine.

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

  • Kanabec County     (The home county of Grasston)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grasston, with the one closest to Grasston listed first.
    • Quamba
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Quamba is located in Kanabec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quamba
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • Mora
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Mora is located in Kanabec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,583 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mora <1>
    • Coin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Coin is located in Kanabec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
    • Ogilvie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Anoka County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grasston, with the one closest to Grasston listed first.
    • Bethel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Coopers Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Coopers Corner is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Corner
    • Saint Francis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • East Bethel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Linwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Linwood is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
  • Chisago County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grasston, with the one closest to Grasston listed first.
    • Rush City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Harris
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • North Branch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Branch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Branch is located in Chisago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
    • Almelund
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Stacy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Stacy is located in Chisago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stacy <1>
  • Isanti County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grasston, with the one closest to Grasston listed first.
    • Braham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Stanchfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Elm Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Elm Park is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park
    • Grandy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Cambridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Dalbo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Minnesota Boys Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Minnesota Boys Town is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Boys Town
    • Isanti
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Bradford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bradford is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Weber
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Weber is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
    • Crown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Crown is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
  • Mille Lacs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grasston, with the one closest to Grasston listed first.
    • Bock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Bock is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bock <1>
    • Milaca
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Milaca is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milaca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,899 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milaca <1>
    • Pease
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Pease is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Princeton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Foreston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Foreston is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
    • Isle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Isle is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isle <1>
    • Wahkon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Estes Brook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Estes Brook is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Brook
  • Pine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grasston, with the one closest to Grasston listed first.
    • Henriette
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Henriette is located in Pine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henriette
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Pine City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Brook Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Brook Park is located in Pine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
    • Rock Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Beroun
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Beroun is located in Pine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beroun
    • Hinckley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Cloverdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cloverdale is located in Pine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Sandstone
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Finlayson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Burnett County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grasston, with the one closest to Grasston listed first.
    • Randall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Randall is located in Burnett County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
    • Grantsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Grantsburg is located in Burnett County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
    • Alpha
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Alpha is located in Burnett County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
  • Polk County (WI)
    • Atlas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Atlas is located in Polk County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas

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

Cemeteries Near Grasston ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grasston.

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

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

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

  • Grasston Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Grass Lake Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Royalton Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mission Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Rice Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Danewood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Henriette Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Johnson Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • West Rock Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • North Maple Ridge Covenant Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (127 more) ...

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.<2>

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

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

  • Grass Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Grass Lake is located in Kanabec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
  • Braham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Brunswick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Brunswick is located in Kanabec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Stanchfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mora is located in Kanabec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,583 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mora <1>
  • Rush Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Rush Point is located in Chisago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Point
  • Pine City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Rush City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rock Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Springvale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Springvale is located in Isanti County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
  • Dalbo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cambridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Stark
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Stark is located in Chisago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
    • Harris
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mission Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Mission Creek is located in Pine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Creek

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Grasston ...

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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grasston.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Grasston. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Grasston and those printed in the larger area surrounding Grasston.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Grasston.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Grasston:

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>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 Grasston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Grasston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.