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 Hackensack (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 Hackensack. 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 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.

Hackensack is located in Cass 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 Cass County: Aitkin, Beltrami, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Morrison, Todd & Wadena.

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

• Cass County     (The home county of Hackensack)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Hackensack, with the one closest to Hackensack listed first.
  • Backus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Backus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backus
    • Backus is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Backus <2>
  • Ah-gwah-ching
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ah-gwah-ching have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ah-gwah-ching
    • Ah-gwah-ching is located in Cass County
  • Whipholt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipholt
    • Whipholt is located in Cass County
  • Walker
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Walker is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walker <2>
  • Longville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
    • Longville is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longville <2>
  • Chickamaw Beach
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chickamaw Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickamaw Beach
    • Chickamaw Beach is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
  • Wabedo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabedo
    • Wabedo is located in Cass County
  • Pine River
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
    • Pine River is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine River <2>
  • North Central Cass
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Central Cass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Central Cass
    • North Central Cass is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
  • Boy River
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boy River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy River
    • Boy River is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
  • Federal Dam
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Federal Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Dam
    • Federal Dam is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federal Dam <2>
  • Outing
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Outing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outing
    • Outing is located in Cass County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Outing <2>
  • Ellis
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
    • Ellis is located in Cass County
• Crow Wing County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Hackensack, with the one closest to Hackensack listed first.
  • Jenkins
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
    • Jenkins is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkins <2>
  • Manhattan Beach
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manhattan Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan Beach
    • Manhattan Beach is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manhattan Beach <2>
  • Fifty Lakes
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fifty Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty Lakes
    • Fifty Lakes is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fifty Lakes <2>
  • Pequot Lakes
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pequot Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequot Lakes
    • Pequot Lakes is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,305 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pequot Lakes <2>
  • Breezy Point
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezy Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point
    • Breezy Point is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,435 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breezy Point <2>
  • Crosslake
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosslake
    • Crosslake is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,375 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosslake <2>
  • Emily
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emily have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emily
    • Emily is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emily <2>
• Hubbard County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Hackensack, with the one closest to Hackensack listed first.
  • Akeley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akeley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeley
    • Akeley is located in Hubbard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akeley <2>
  • Nevis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevis
    • Nevis is located in Hubbard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevis <2>
  • Benedict
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benedict have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict
    • Benedict is located in Hubbard County
  • Dorset
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
    • Dorset is located in Hubbard County
  • Laporte
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laporte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laporte
    • Laporte is located in Hubbard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laporte <2>
  • Park Rapids
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Rapids
    • Park Rapids is located in Hubbard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,335 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Rapids <2>
  • Lake George
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake George have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
    • Lake George is located in Hubbard County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake George <2>
• Wadena County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Hackensack, with the one closest to Hackensack listed first.
  • Nimrod
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
    • Nimrod is located in Wadena County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nimrod <2>
  • Menahga
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menahga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menahga
    • Menahga is located in Wadena County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menahga <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Hackensack ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hackensack.

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

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

• Hillcrest Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Finnelly Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finnelly Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finnelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Evergreen Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Hope Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• White Oak Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Oak Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Ponto Lake Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ponto Lake Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ponto Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Akeley Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Akeley Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Akeley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Lemon Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lemon Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lemon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Pine River Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine River Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Evergreen Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Medicine Rite Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medicine Rite Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Medicine Rite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• St. Agnes Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Agnes Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Agnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Continue List   (57 more) ...
  • Pagan Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pagan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pagan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wabedo Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wabedo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wabedo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Ridge Cemetery
    • 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.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hackensack had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Hackensack had a population of 308 people.

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

• Pine River
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River
  • Pine River is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine River <2>
• Hubbard
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
  • Hubbard is located in Hubbard County
• Park Rapids
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Rapids
  • Park Rapids is located in Hubbard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Rapids <2>
• Nimrod
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
  • Nimrod is located in Wadena County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nimrod <2>
• Ellis
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
  • Ellis is located in Cass County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Hackensack ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hackensack.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

• A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Hackensack. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Hackensack and those printed in the larger area surrounding Hackensack.
• An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of Hackensack.

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 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 Hackensack:

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

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Crow Wing County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Hubbard County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Wadena 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 Cass County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Minnesota
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Minnesota
  • Cemeteries of Cass County

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cass County: www.co.cass.mn.us/

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