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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 Harlis (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 Harlis. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Harlis is located in Pine 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 Pine County: Aitkin, Carlton, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Burnett (WI), Douglas (WI) & Polk (WI).

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

  • Pine County     (The home county of Harlis)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harlis, with the one closest to Harlis listed first.
    • Kingsdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
      • Kingsdale is located in Pine County
    • Kerrick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Cloverton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverton
      • Cloverton is located in Pine County
    • Bruno
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
      • Bruno is located in Pine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Duxbury
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
      • Duxbury is located in Pine County
    • Sturgeon Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Willow River
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Askov
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rutledge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutledge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
      • Rutledge is located in Pine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
    • Denham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
      • Denham is located in Pine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
  • Carlton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harlis, with the one closest to Harlis listed first.
    • Holyoke
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holyoke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
      • Holyoke is located in Carlton County
    • Wrenshall
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrenshall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrenshall
      • Wrenshall is located in Carlton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wrenshall <1>
    • Carlton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Thomson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
      • Thomson is located in Carlton County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 158 people
    • Mahtowa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahtowa
      • Mahtowa is located in Carlton County
    • Otter Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
      • Otter Creek is located in Carlton County
    • Barnum
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Esko
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Cloquet
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Scanlon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scanlon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scanlon
      • Scanlon is located in Carlton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
    • Moose Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Sawyer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
      • Sawyer is located in Carlton County
    • Kettle River
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kettle River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle River
      • Kettle River is located in Carlton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kettle River <1>
  • Saint Louis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harlis, with the one closest to Harlis listed first.
    • New Duluth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Duluth
      • New Duluth is located in Saint Louis County
    • Gary
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
      • Gary is located in Saint Louis County
    • Proctor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
      • Proctor is located in Saint Louis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <1>
    • Adolph
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adolph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adolph
      • Adolph is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adolph <1>
    • Duluth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
      • Duluth is located in Saint Louis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,773 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duluth <1>
    • Hermantown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermantown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermantown
      • Hermantown is located in Saint Louis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,504 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermantown <1>
  • Burnett County (WI)
    • Webb Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Lake
      • Webb Lake is located in Burnett County (WI)
  • Douglas County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harlis, with the one closest to Harlis listed first.
    • Dedham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dedham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
      • Dedham is located in Douglas County (WI)
    • Moose Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Junction
      • Moose Junction is located in Douglas County (WI)
    • Oliver
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
      • Oliver is located in Douglas County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
    • Saunders
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders
      • Saunders is located in Douglas County (WI)
    • Superior Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Superior Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior Village
      • Superior Village is located in Douglas County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
    • South Range
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Range
      • South Range is located in Douglas County (WI)
    • Bennett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
      • Bennett is located in Douglas County (WI)
    • Hawthorne
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
      • Hawthorne is located in Douglas County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
    • Sauntry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauntry
      • Sauntry is located in Douglas County (WI)
    • Solon Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon Springs
      • Solon Springs is located in Douglas County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
    • Superior
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
      • Superior is located in Douglas County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,213 people
    • Poplar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
      • Poplar is located in Douglas County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
    • Lake Nebagamon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Nebagamon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Nebagamon
      • Lake Nebagamon is located in Douglas County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people

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

Cemeteries Near Harlis ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harlis.

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

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

  • Summit Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summit Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nickerson Community Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elim Lutheran Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elim Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elim Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • MacCabee Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the MacCabee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the MacCabee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dairyland Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dairyland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dairyland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Lake Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Oak Lake Lutheran Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sandy Lake Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandy Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandy Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (74 more) ...
    • Thomson Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Francis Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.<5>

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

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

  • Holyoke
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holyoke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
    • Holyoke is located in Carlton County
  • Dedham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dedham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
    • Dedham is located in Douglas County (WI)
  • Kerrick
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Boylston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boylston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
    • Boylston is located in Douglas County (WI)
  • New Duluth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Duluth
    • New Duluth is located in Saint Louis County
  • Fond du Lac
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fond du Lac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fond du Lac
    • Fond du Lac is located in Saint Louis County
  • Thomson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
    • Thomson is located in Carlton County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 158 people
  • Carlton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Pokegama
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pokegama have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokegama
    • Pokegama is located in Douglas County (WI)
  • Otter Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
    • Otter Creek is located in Carlton County
  • Mahtowa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahtowa
    • Mahtowa is located in Carlton County
  • Barnum
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • South Range
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Range
      • South Range is located in Douglas County (WI)
    • South Superior
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Superior have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Superior
      • South Superior is located in Douglas County (WI)
    • Smithville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
      • Smithville is located in Saint Louis County

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

Newspapers Published in Harlis ...

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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harlis.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harlis, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harlis.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Harlis:

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

The official website for Pine County: www.pinecounty.org/

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

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Harlis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harlis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harlis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4122, Longitude: -92.3127       In this case, the coordinates for Harlis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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