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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 Kerrick (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 Kerrick. 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 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.

Kerrick is located in Pine 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 Pine County: Aitkin, Carlton, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Burnett (WI), Douglas (WI) & Polk (WI).

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

  • Pine County     (The home county of Kerrick)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kerrick, with the one closest to Kerrick listed first.
    • Bruno
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
      • Bruno is located in Pine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Sturgeon Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Willow River
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Kingsdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
      • Kingsdale is located in Pine County
    • Askov
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rutledge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutledge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
      • Rutledge is located in Pine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
    • Duxbury
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
      • Duxbury is located in Pine County
    • Cloverton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverton
      • Cloverton is located in Pine County
    • Denham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
      • Denham is located in Pine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
    • Finlayson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandstone
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
      • Sandstone is located in Pine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,554 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandstone <1>
    • Cloverdale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
      • Cloverdale is located in Pine County
    • Hinckley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Carlton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kerrick, with the one closest to Kerrick listed first.
    • Moose Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Holyoke
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holyoke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
      • Holyoke is located in Carlton County
    • Barnum
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Mahtowa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahtowa
      • Mahtowa is located in Carlton County
    • Kettle River
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kettle River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle River
      • Kettle River is located in Carlton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kettle River <1>
    • Otter Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
      • Otter Creek is located in Carlton County
    • Wrenshall
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrenshall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrenshall
      • Wrenshall is located in Carlton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wrenshall <1>
    • Carlton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Sawyer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
      • Sawyer is located in Carlton County
    • Thomson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
      • Thomson is located in Carlton County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 158 people
    • Automba
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Automba
      • Automba is located in Carlton County
    • Cloquet
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Scanlon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scanlon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scanlon
      • Scanlon is located in Carlton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
  • Saint Louis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kerrick, with the one closest to Kerrick listed first.
    • New Duluth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Duluth
      • New Duluth is located in Saint Louis County
    • Gary
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
      • Gary is located in Saint Louis County
  • Douglas County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kerrick, with the one closest to Kerrick listed first.
    • Moose Junction
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Junction
      • Moose Junction is located in Douglas County (WI)
    • Oliver
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
      • Oliver is located in Douglas County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
    • Saunders
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders
      • Saunders is located in Douglas County (WI)

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

Newspapers Published in Kerrick ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kerrick.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kerrick, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kerrick.

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 Kerrick:

Cemeteries Near Kerrick ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kerrick.

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

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

  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
  • Oak Lake Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • Oak Lake Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bruno Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruno Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruno Cemetery
  • Nickerson Community Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Methodist Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Cemetery
  • Vilstad Lutheran Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vilstad Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vilstad Lutheran Cemetery
  • Blomskog Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Sunset Memorial Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Moose Lake.
    • Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Riverside Cemetery (located 71 miles to the north).
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960065 <4>
  • Continue List   (74 more) ...
    • St. Isidore's Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Isidore's Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Sturgeon Lake.
      • The St. Isidore's Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Isadors Cemetery
      • St. Isidore's Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Isidore's Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960067 <4>
    • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Barnum.
      • Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Riverside Cemetery (located 66 miles to the north).
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2165394 <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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Kerrick had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Kerrick had a population of 63 people.

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

  • Moose Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sturgeon Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Barnum
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Holyoke
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holyoke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
    • Holyoke is located in Carlton County
  • Willow River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Mahtowa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahtowa
    • Mahtowa is located in Carlton County
  • Finlayson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandstone
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandstone
    • Sandstone is located in Pine County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,554 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandstone <1>
  • Otter Creek
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
    • Otter Creek is located in Carlton County
  • Dedham
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dedham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
    • Dedham is located in Douglas County (WI)
  • Carlton
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Sawyer
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
    • Sawyer is located in Carlton County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Corona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
      • Corona is located in Carlton County
    • Thomson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
      • Thomson is located in Carlton County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 158 people
    • Cloquet
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)

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

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

The official website for Pine County: www.pinecounty.org/

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

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 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.
<3>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- Kerrick) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kerrick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3394, Longitude: -92.5843    
<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>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 Kerrick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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