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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 Kelsey (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 Kelsey. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Kelsey is located in Saint Louis 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 Saint Louis County: Aitkin, Carlton, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake & Douglas (WI).

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

  • Saint Louis County     (The home county of Kelsey)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kelsey, with the one closest to Kelsey listed first.
    • Cotton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton
      • Cotton is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotton <2>
    • Meadowlands
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowlands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlands
      • Meadowlands is located in Saint Louis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • Canyon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
      • Canyon is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canyon <2>
    • Melrude
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrude
      • Melrude is located in Saint Louis County
    • Alborn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alborn
      • Alborn is located in Saint Louis County
    • Forbes
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forbes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
      • Forbes is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forbes <2>
    • Makinen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makinen
      • Makinen is located in Saint Louis County
    • Iron Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Junction
      • Iron Junction is located in Saint Louis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
    • Ramshaw
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramshaw
      • Ramshaw is located in Saint Louis County
    • Brookston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookston
      • Brookston is located in Saint Louis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookston <2>
    • Eveleth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eveleth
      • Eveleth is located in Saint Louis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,536 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eveleth <2>
    • Genoa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
      • Genoa is located in Saint Louis County
    • Floodwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floodwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floodwood
      • Floodwood is located in Saint Louis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floodwood <2>
  • Itasca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kelsey, with the one closest to Kelsey listed first.
    • Goodland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
      • Goodland is located in Itasca County
    • Wawina
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wawina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawina
      • Wawina is located in Itasca County
    • Keewatin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keewatin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keewatin
      • Keewatin is located in Itasca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
    • Swan River
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan River
      • Swan River is located in Itasca County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swan River <2>
    • Nashwauk
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashwauk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashwauk
      • Nashwauk is located in Itasca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashwauk <2>
    • Pengilly
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pengilly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pengilly
      • Pengilly is located in Itasca County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pengilly <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Kelsey ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kelsey.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kelsey, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kelsey.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Kelsey:

Cemeteries Near Kelsey ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kelsey.

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

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

  • Riverside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • 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
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Meadowlands Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadowlands Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadowlands Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Sarikoski Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sarikoski Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sarikoski Cemetery
  • Zim Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zim Cemetery
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
  • Toivola Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toivola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toivola Cemetery
  • Spruce Hill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spruce Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spruce Hill Cemetery
  • Toivola Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toivola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toivola Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
  • Independence Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Independence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Independence Cemetery
  • Continue List   (47 more) ...
    • Forbes Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Little Swan Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Swan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Swan Cemetery
    • Indian Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Indian Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Indian Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Indian Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82587 <4>

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.<6>

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

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

  • Independence
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
    • Independence is located in Saint Louis County
  • Floodwood
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floodwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floodwood
    • Floodwood is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floodwood <2>
  • Island
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
    • Island is located in Saint Louis County
  • Midway
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Midway is located in Saint Louis County
  • Wawina
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wawina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawina
    • Wawina is located in Itasca County
  • Swan River
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan River
    • Swan River is located in Itasca County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swan River <2>

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

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

The official website for Saint Louis County: www.co.st-louis.mn.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kelsey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kelsey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.1538, Longitude: -92.5994       In this case, the coordinates for Kelsey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<6>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 Kelsey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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