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 Greaney (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 Greaney. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

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

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

• Saint Louis County     (The home county of Greaney)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Greaney, with the one closest to Greaney listed first.
  • Gheen Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gheen Corner
    • Gheen Corner is located in Saint Louis County
  • Nett Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nett Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nett Lake
    • Nett Lake is located in Saint Louis County
  • Orr
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orr have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
    • Orr is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orr <2>
  • Bear River
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear River
    • Bear River is located in Saint Louis County
  • Cook
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
    • Cook is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cook <2>
  • Side Lake
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Side Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Side Lake
    • Side Lake is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Side Lake <2>
  • Angora
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angora
    • Angora is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angora <2>
• Itasca County
  • Effie
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Effie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effie
    • Effie is located in Itasca County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Effie <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Greaney ...

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 Greaney.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greaney, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greaney.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Greaney:

• 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 Saint Louis County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Itasca 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 Saint Louis County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Minnesota
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Minnesota
  • Cemeteries of Saint Louis County

Cemeteries Near Greaney ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greaney.

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

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

• Greaney Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greaney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greaney Cemetery
• St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
• Celina Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Celina Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484553 <4>
• Silverdale Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silverdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silverdale Cemetery
• Carpenter Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carpenter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carpenter Cemetery
• Willow Valley Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Valley Cemetery
• Leiding Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leiding Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leiding Cemetery
• Morcom Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morcom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morcom Cemetery
• Bearville Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bearville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bearville Cemetery
• Little Fork Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Fork Cemetery
• Bois Forte Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bois Forte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bois Forte Cemetery
• Cook Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
• Continue List   (9 more) ...
  • Indian Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
  • Alango Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alango Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alango Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • 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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Louis County: www.co.st-louis.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/