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 Gregory (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 Gregory. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Gregory is located in Morrison 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 Morrison County: Benton, Cass, Crow Wing, Mille Lacs, Stearns & Todd.
Below are the counties that are near Gregory. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gregory:
- Morrison County (The home county of Gregory)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gregory, with the one closest to Gregory listed first.
- Little Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Belle Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Belle Prairie is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie
- Sobieski
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sobieski is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sobieski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Bowlus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Royalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Flensburg is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- North Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Prairie is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- Elmdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elmdale is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Genola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Genola is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Buckman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Buckman is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Pierz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Randall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gregory, with the one closest to Gregory listed first.
- Rice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Watab
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Watab is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watab
- Evergreen Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Village is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Gilman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sauk Rapids
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Foley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ronneby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ronneby is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronneby
- Oak Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Cass County
- Pillager
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Crow Wing County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gregory, with the one closest to Gregory listed first.
- Fort Ripley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Baxter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brainerd
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stearns County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gregory, with the one closest to Gregory listed first.
- Opole
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Opole is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opole
- Holdingford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Stephen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Stephen is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 867 people
- Saint Wendel
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Saint Wendel is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
- Saint Anthony
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Anthony is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Saint Rosa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Rosa is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Avon
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Collegeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Village is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Sartell
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Albany
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Freeport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Todd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gregory, with the one closest to Gregory listed first.
- Pillsbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pillsbury is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury
- Burtrum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Grey Eagle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Long Prairie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Browerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Browerville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Philbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Philbrook is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philbrook
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gregory, see our County-by-County Page for Gregory.
Cemeteries Near Gregory ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gregory.
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 Gregory - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gregory covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gregory, with the one closest to Gregory listed first.
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Polish National Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Adalberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oakland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Little Falls.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82967 <2>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Little Falls.
- The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83417 <2>
- Franciscan Sisters Convent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kay Burial Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Stanislaus Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Darling Mission Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Family Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (162 more) ...
- Ed Cash Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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, Gregory had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gregory, with the one closest to Gregory listed first.
- Little Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Belle Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Belle Prairie is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie
- Royalton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elmdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elmdale is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- North Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- North Prairie is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- Buckman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Buckman is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Randall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Upsala
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Opole
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Opole is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opole
- Swanville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Ripley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Holdingford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pillsbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pillsbury is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury
- Burtrum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gregory. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gregory.
Newspapers Published in Gregory ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gregory.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gregory, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gregory.
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 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 Gregory:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Morrison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Cass County
- Crow Wing County
- Stearns County
- Todd 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> | 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 Gregory, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Gregory) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |