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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 Hi-Vue Park (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 Hi-Vue Park. 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.

Hi-Vue Park is located in Stearns 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 Stearns County: Benton, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Morrison, Pope, Sherburne, Todd & Wright.

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

  • Stearns County     (The home county of Hi-Vue Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hi-Vue Park, with the one closest to Hi-Vue Park listed first.
    • Evergreen Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Evergreen Village is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
    • Sartell
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Waite Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Saint Cloud
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Stephen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Stephen is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 867 people
    • Saint Joseph
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Collegeville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant Lake is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
    • Saint Wendel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Wendel is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
    • Saint Augusta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Saint Augusta is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augusta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,900 people
    • Avon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Avon is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <1>
    • Opole
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Opole is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opole
    • Rockville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hi-Vue Park, with the one closest to Hi-Vue Park listed first.
    • Evergreen Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Evergreen Village is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
    • Sauk Rapids
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Watab
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Watab is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watab
    • Rice
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Rice is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <1>
    • Duelm
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Duelm is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duelm
    • Foley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Gilman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ronneby
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Ronneby is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronneby
    • Oak Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Oak Park is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
  • Meeker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hi-Vue Park, with the one closest to Hi-Vue Park listed first.
    • Watkins
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Eden Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Kingston is located in Meeker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
    • Forest City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Forest City is located in Meeker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
  • Mille Lacs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hi-Vue Park, with the one closest to Hi-Vue Park listed first.
    • Estes Brook
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Estes Brook is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Brook
    • Foreston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Foreston is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
    • Pease
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Pease is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Milaca
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Princeton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Morrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hi-Vue Park, with the one closest to Hi-Vue Park listed first.
    • North Prairie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • North Prairie is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
    • Royalton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Bowlus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Morrill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Morrill is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
    • Ramey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Ramey is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
    • Buckman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Buckman is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Elmdale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Elmdale is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Upsala
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Genola
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Genola is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Pierz
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Pierz is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierz
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierz <1>
    • Sobieski
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sobieski is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sobieski
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
    • Little Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Flensburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Flensburg is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flensburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
  • Sherburne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hi-Vue Park, with the one closest to Hi-Vue Park listed first.
    • Cable
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cable is located in Sherburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
    • Clear Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Santiago
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Santiago is located in Sherburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
    • Becker
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Becker is located in Sherburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,033 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Becker <1>
    • Orrock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Orrock is located in Sherburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrock
    • Salida
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Salida is located in Sherburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salida
    • Big Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Todd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hi-Vue Park, with the one closest to Hi-Vue Park listed first.
    • Burtrum
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Grey Eagle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wright County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hi-Vue Park, with the one closest to Hi-Vue Park listed first.
    • Clearwater
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hasty
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hasty is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
    • South Haven
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Silver Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver Creek is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
    • Annandale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Maple Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Monticello
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Albion Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Albion Center is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center

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

Cemeteries Near Hi-Vue Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hi-Vue Park.

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 Hi-Vue Park - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hi-Vue Park, with the one closest to Hi-Vue Park listed first.

  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pioneer Benton County Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Benton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Stranger Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • North Star Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Brockway Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Monastic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (187 more) ...
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Assumption Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Minnesota Reformatory Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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>

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

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hi-Vue Park, with the one closest to Hi-Vue Park listed first.

  • Sauk Rapids
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Cloud
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Watab
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Watab is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watab
  • Saint Joseph
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Collegeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cable
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cable is located in Sherburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
  • Saint Wendel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Wendel is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
  • Rice
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Rice is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <1>
  • Parent
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Parent is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parent
  • Luxemburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Luxemburg is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
  • Saint Augusta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Saint Augusta is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augusta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,900 people
  • Avon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Avon is located in Stearns County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <1>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Rockville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Opole
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Opole is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opole
    • Duelm
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Duelm is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duelm

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

Newspapers Published in Hi-Vue Park ...

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 129 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hi-Vue Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hi-Vue Park, 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 Hi-Vue Park.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Hi-Vue Park:

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 Hi-Vue Park, 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- Hi-Vue Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.