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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 Orono 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 Lake Orono 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 Lake Orono 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.

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 Orono Estates: Lk. Orono 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 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.

Lake Orono Estates is located in Sherburne 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 Sherburne County: Anoka, Benton, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Stearns & Wright.

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

  • Sherburne County     (The home county of Lake Orono Estates)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Orono Estates, with the one closest to Lake Orono Estates listed first.
    • Elk River
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Zimmerman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Orrock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Orrock is located in Sherburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrock
    • Salida
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Salida is located in Sherburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salida
    • Becker
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Becker is located in Sherburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,033 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Becker <1>
    • Santiago
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Santiago is located in Sherburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
    • Clear Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cable
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cable is located in Sherburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
  • Anoka County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Orono Estates, with the one closest to Lake Orono Estates listed first.
    • Nowthen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Nowthen is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowthen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,732 people
    • Ramsey
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Francis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Andover
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Oak Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Anoka
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Bethel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Coon Rapids
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Coopers Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Coopers Corner is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Corner
    • Coon Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Coon Creek is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Creek
    • East Bethel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Ham Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Orono Estates, with the one closest to Lake Orono Estates listed first.
    • Duelm
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Duelm is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duelm
    • Oak Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Oak Park is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
    • Foley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ronneby
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ronneby is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronneby
  • Carver County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Orono Estates, with the one closest to Lake Orono Estates listed first.
    • Watertown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hazelton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hazelton is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
    • Victoria
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Chisago County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Orono Estates, with the one closest to Lake Orono Estates listed first.
    • Wyoming
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Stacy
      (30 miles [48.3 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>
  • Hennepin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Orono Estates, with the one closest to Lake Orono Estates listed first.
    • Rogers
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Dayton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Champlin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Greenfield is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,058 people
    • Corcoran
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Maple Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Osseo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Loretto
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Hamel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Brooklyn Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Medina
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Independence
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Independence is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,786 people
    • Brooklyn Center
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Isanti County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Orono Estates, with the one closest to Lake Orono Estates listed first.
    • Crown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Crown is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
    • Bradford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Bradford is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Isanti
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cambridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Weber
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Weber is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
    • Dalbo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Minnesota Boys Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Minnesota Boys Town is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Boys Town
    • Elm Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Elm Park is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park
    • Grandy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mille Lacs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Orono Estates, with the one closest to Lake Orono Estates listed first.
    • Princeton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Estes Brook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Estes Brook is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Brook
    • Pease
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Pease is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Foreston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Foreston is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
  • Ramsey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Orono Estates, with the one closest to Lake Orono Estates listed first.
    • Mounds View
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • New Brighton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Arden Hills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Shoreview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cardigan Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cardigan Junction is located in Ramsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardigan Junction
    • Lauderdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lauderdale is located in Ramsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,484 people
    • North Oaks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Roseville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Falcon Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Stearns County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Orono Estates, with the one closest to Lake Orono Estates listed first.
    • Fairhaven
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Fairhaven is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
    • Saint Augusta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Saint Augusta is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augusta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,900 people
  • Wright County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Orono Estates, with the one closest to Lake Orono Estates listed first.
    • Otsego
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Albertville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Michael
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Monticello
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hanover
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Buffalo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hasty
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Hasty is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
    • Silver Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Silver Creek is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
    • Delano
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Maple Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Rassat
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rassat is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rassat
    • Clearwater
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Lake Orono Estates ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Orono 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 Lake Orono Estates - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Orono Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Ostego Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Vernon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • St. Andrews Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bailey Station Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Meadowville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • St. Albert Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Twin Lakes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • New St. John the Baptist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Farm of Ernest Rahn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Whitney Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (254 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.<2>

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

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

  • Elk River
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Otsego
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bailey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Bailey is located in Sherburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
  • Big Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Rogers
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Zimmerman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Monticello
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hanover
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Dayton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Crown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Crown is located in Isanti County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
  • Orrock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Orrock is located in Sherburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrock
  • Salida
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Salida is located in Sherburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salida
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Burschville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Burschville is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burschville
    • Champlin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Francis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Lake Orono 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 128 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Orono Estates.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Orono Estates, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake Orono Estates.

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 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 Orono 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>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 Orono Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Lake Orono Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.