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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 Lake Eunice (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 Lake Eunice. 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 Lake Eunice ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Lake Eunice: Lk. Eunice

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Lake Eunice is located in Becker 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 Becker County: Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail & Wadena.

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

  • Becker County     (The home county of Lake Eunice)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Eunice, with the one closest to Lake Eunice listed first.
    • Bucks Mill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bucks Mill is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Mill
    • Cormorant
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Cormorant is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cormorant
    • Detroit Lakes
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Audubon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Lake Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Frazee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Rochert
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Callaway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Richwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Richwood is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
    • Evergreen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Evergreen is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Ogema
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Ogema is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogema
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
    • White Earth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Wolf Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Wolf Lake is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Eunice, with the one closest to Lake Eunice listed first.
    • Rollag
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Rollag is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollag
    • Hawley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Hitterdal
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hitterdal is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitterdal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
    • Barnesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Muskoda
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Muskoda is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskoda
    • Ulen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Baker
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Baker is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Glyndon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Mahnomen County
    • Waubun
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Norman County
  • Otter Tail County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Eunice, with the one closest to Lake Eunice listed first.
    • Vergas
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pelican Rapids
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dent
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Dent is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dent <1>
    • Erhard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Edwards
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Edwards is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
    • Perham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Perham is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,638 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perham <1>
    • Richville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Maine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Maine is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
    • Rothsay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Amor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Amor is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amor
    • Elizabeth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Ottertail
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilkin County
    • Lawndale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lawndale is located in Wilkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale

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

Cemeteries Near Lake Eunice ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Eunice.

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 Lake Eunice - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • St. Mary of the Lakes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Augustana Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lake Eunice Evangelical Free Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lake Eunice Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Peter's Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Strandvik Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cook Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cook Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cormorant Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (170 more) ...
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Felker Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Felker Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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

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

  • Bucks Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bucks Mill is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Mill
  • Cormorant
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cormorant is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cormorant
  • Audubon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lake Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Frazee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Rollag
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Rollag is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollag
  • Tansem
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Tansem is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tansem
  • Pelican Rapids
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Norwegian Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Norwegian Grove is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Grove
  • Luce
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Luce is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce
  • Winnipeg Junction
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Winnipeg Junction is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg Junction
  • Richwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Richwood is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hawley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Erhard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Edwards
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Edwards is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards

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

Newspapers Published in Lake Eunice ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Eunice.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Eunice, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake Eunice.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Lake Eunice:

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 Lake Eunice, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Eunice) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.