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 Hillman (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 Hillman. 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 and doctors 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.
Hillman 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 Hillman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hillman:
- Morrison County (The home county of Hillman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillman, with the one closest to Hillman listed first.
- Lastrup
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harding
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harding is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Pierz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Genola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Genola is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Morrill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Morrill is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
- Ramey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ramey is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
- Buckman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buckman is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Belle Prairie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Belle Prairie is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie
- Royalton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- North Prairie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Prairie is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- Bowlus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Randall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Aitkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillman, with the one closest to Hillman listed first.
- Nichols
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Nichols is located in Aitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Wealthwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wealthwood is located in Aitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wealthwood
- Malmo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Malmo is located in Aitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillman, with the one closest to Hillman listed first.
- Gilman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oak Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Ronneby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ronneby is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronneby
- Foley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rice
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Watab
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Watab is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watab
- Duelm
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Duelm is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duelm
- Evergreen Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Village is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Crow Wing County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillman, with the one closest to Hillman listed first.
- Garrison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fort Ripley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bay Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bay Lake is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Lake
- Brainerd
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baxter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kanabec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillman, with the one closest to Hillman listed first.
- Ogilvie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mille Lacs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillman, with the one closest to Hillman listed first.
- Onamia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vineland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vineland is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Wahkon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Foreston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Foreston is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Milaca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Isle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pease
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pease is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Estes Brook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Estes Brook is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Brook
- Stearns County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hillman, with the one closest to Hillman listed first.
- Saint Stephen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Stephen is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 867 people
- Opole
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Opole is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opole
- Evergreen Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Village is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hillman, see our County-by-County Page for Hillman.
Cemeteries Near Hillman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hillman.
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 Hillman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hillman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hillman, with the one closest to Hillman listed first.
- St. Rita Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pine Tree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. John Nepomucene Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Holy Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Catholic Community Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Catholic Community Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Catholic Community Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the west of Harding.
- The St. Marys Catholic Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Free Polish National Church Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic Community Church Cemetery
- St. Marys Free Polish National Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2410525 <3>
- Continue List (114 more) ...
- St. Mary's Polish National Catholic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Michael's Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Hillman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hillman.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hillman, with the one closest to Hillman listed first.
- Buckman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buckman is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Morrill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Morrill is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
- Vineland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vineland is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Gilman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Foreston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Foreston is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Milaca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Garrison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Belle Prairie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Belle Prairie is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie
- Gregory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gregory is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Royalton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nichols
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Nichols is located in Aitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Saint Mathias
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Mathias is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mathias
- Little Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Foley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hillman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hillman.
Newspapers Published in Hillman ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hillman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hillman, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hillman.
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 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 Hillman:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Morrison County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Aitkin County
- Benton County
- Crow Wing County
- Kanabec County
- Mille Lacs County
- Stearns 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hillman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hillman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |