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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 Isanti Estates (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 Isanti Estates. 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.

Name Variations for Isanti Estates ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Isanti Estates: Isanti Ests.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

Isanti Estates is located in Isanti 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 Isanti County: Anoka, Chisago, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine & Sherburne.

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

  • Isanti County     (The home county of Isanti Estates)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Isanti Estates, with the one closest to Isanti Estates listed first.
    • Isanti
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Weber
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Weber is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
    • Minnesota Boys Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Minnesota Boys Town is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Boys Town
    • Cambridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Bradford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Bradford is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Crown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Crown is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
    • Grandy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Elm Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Elm Park is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park
    • Stanchfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Dalbo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Braham
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Anoka County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Isanti Estates, with the one closest to Isanti Estates listed first.
    • Coopers Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Coopers Corner is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Corner
    • Bethel
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • East Bethel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Saint Francis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Linwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Linwood is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
    • Oak Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Ham Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Nowthen
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Nowthen is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowthen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,732 people
    • Andover
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • City of Columbus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • City of Columbus is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of Columbus
      • Estimated population in 2015: 4,007 people
    • Ramsey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Anoka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Chisago County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Isanti Estates, with the one closest to Isanti Estates listed first.
    • Stacy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Stacy is located in Chisago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stacy <1>
    • Branch
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Branch is located in Chisago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
    • North Branch
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Wyoming
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Harris
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Chisago City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Lindstrom
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Center City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Rush City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Almelund
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Shafer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Franconia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Franconia is located in Chisago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia
    • Taylors Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Hennepin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Isanti Estates, with the one closest to Isanti Estates listed first.
    • Champlin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Dayton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rogers
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Rogers is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,623 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <1>
    • Brooklyn Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Osseo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Osseo is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osseo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,703 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osseo <1>
    • Brooklyn Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Maple Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Crystal
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • New Hope
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Robbinsdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Saint Anthony
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Corcoran
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Kanabec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Isanti Estates, with the one closest to Isanti Estates listed first.
    • Coin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Coin is located in Kanabec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
    • Grasston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Ogilvie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Mora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Mora is located in Kanabec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,583 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mora <1>
  • Mille Lacs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Isanti Estates, with the one closest to Isanti Estates listed first.
    • Princeton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Pease
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Pease is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Bock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bock is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bock <1>
    • Estes Brook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Estes Brook is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Brook
    • Milaca
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Foreston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Foreston is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
  • Pine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Isanti Estates, with the one closest to Isanti Estates listed first.
    • Rock Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Henriette
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Henriette is located in Pine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henriette
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Ramsey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Isanti Estates, with the one closest to Isanti Estates listed first.
    • Mounds View
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Arden Hills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • New Brighton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • North Oaks
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Shoreview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • White Bear Beach
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • White Bear Beach is located in Ramsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bear Beach
    • White Bear Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cardigan Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Cardigan Junction is located in Ramsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardigan Junction
    • Gem Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Gem Lake is located in Ramsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
    • Vadnais Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Little Canada
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Roseville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Sherburne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Isanti Estates, with the one closest to Isanti Estates listed first.
    • Zimmerman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Zimmerman is located in Sherburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,135 people
      • Zimmerman has also been known as:
      • Lake Fremont
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zimmerman <1>
    • Elk River
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Orrock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Orrock is located in Sherburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrock
    • Big Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Santiago
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Santiago is located in Sherburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
    • Salida
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Salida is located in Sherburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salida
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Isanti Estates, with the one closest to Isanti Estates listed first.
    • Forest Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hugo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Hugo is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,452 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <1>
    • Scandia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Otisville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Otisville is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
    • Dellwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Dellwood is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
    • Marine-on-Saint-Croix
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Withrow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Withrow is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
    • Birchwood Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Birchwood Village is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
    • Mahtomedi
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Duluth Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Duluth Junction is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth Junction
    • Grant
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Grant is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,107 people
    • Willernie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wright County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Isanti Estates, with the one closest to Isanti Estates listed first.
    • Otsego
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Albertville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Michael
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hanover
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Monticello
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Burnett County (WI)
    • Randall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Randall is located in Burnett County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
  • Polk County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Isanti Estates, with the one closest to Isanti Estates listed first.
    • Osceola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Osceola is located in Polk County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
    • Saint Croix Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Saint Croix Falls is located in Polk County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Croix Falls
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
    • Dresser
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Dresser is located in Polk County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresser
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people

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

Cemeteries Near Isanti Estates ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Isanti Estates.

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 Isanti Estates - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Isanti Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Gerdins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Athens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Old Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Isanti Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Fridsborg Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Strike Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fish Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Aetna Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Kienitz Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Stanford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Oak Leaf Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (224 more) ...

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 Isanti Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Isanti Estates.

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

  • Isanti
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Bethel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Blomford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Blomford is located in Isanti County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blomford
  • Saint Francis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Linwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Linwood is located in Anoka County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
  • Cambridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bradford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bradford is located in Isanti County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
  • Spring Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Lake is located in Isanti County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
  • Spencer Brook
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Spencer Brook is located in Isanti County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Brook
  • Crown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Crown is located in Isanti County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
  • Springvale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Springvale is located in Isanti County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Stacy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Stacy is located in Chisago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stacy <1>
    • Stark
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Stark is located in Chisago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
    • North Branch
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Isanti Estates ...

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 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around Isanti Estates.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Isanti Estates, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Isanti Estates.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Isanti Estates:

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 Isanti Estates, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Isanti Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.