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 International Falls (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 International Falls. 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 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 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.

International Falls is located in Koochiching County and is the County Seat.

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 Koochiching County: Beltrami, Itasca, Lake of the Woods & Saint Louis.

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

• Koochiching County     (The home county of International Falls)
  • The following are listed by their distance from International Falls, with the one closest to International Falls listed first.
  • South International Falls
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South International Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South International Falls
    • South International Falls is located in Koochiching County
  • Ranier
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranier
    • Ranier is located in Koochiching County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranier <2>
  • Ericsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ericsburg
    • Ericsburg is located in Koochiching County
  • Island View
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
    • Island View is located in Koochiching County
  • Littlefork
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littlefork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefork
    • Littlefork is located in Koochiching County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlefork <2>
  • Loman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loman
    • Loman is located in Koochiching County
• Saint Louis County
  • Kabetogama
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kabetogama have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabetogama
    • Kabetogama is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kabetogama <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of International Falls ...

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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around International Falls.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

• A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of International Falls. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of International Falls and those printed in the larger area surrounding International Falls.
• An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of International Falls.

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 helpful 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 International Falls:

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

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Saint Louis 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 Koochiching County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Minnesota
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Minnesota
  • Cemeteries of Koochiching County

Cemeteries Near International Falls ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of International Falls.

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

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

• Ft. Frances Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Frances Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2209769 <4>
• Holy Cross Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
• Forest Hill Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
• Riverview Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
• Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
• Ericsburg Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ericsburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ericsburg Cemetery
• Devlin Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Devlin Cemetery
• Oakley Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • The Oakley Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Littlefork Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakley Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82738 <4>
• Ray Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ray Cemetery
• Lyman Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyman Cemetery
• Riverside Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
• Riverside Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
• Continue List   (10 more) ...
  • Emo Municipal Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emo Municipal Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2245611 <4>
  • Indus Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indus Cemetery
  • Lindford Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindford Cemetery

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for International Falls: www.ci.international-falls.mn.us/

The official website for Koochiching County: www.co.koochiching.mn.us/

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