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 Saint Croix Beach (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 Saint Croix Beach. 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 Saint Croix Beach ...
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 Lake Saint Croix Beach: Lk. St. Croix Bch.
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 northeast 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 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.
Lake Saint Croix Beach is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Ramsey, Pierce (WI), Polk (WI) & Saint Croix (WI).
Below are the counties that are near Lake Saint Croix Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake Saint Croix Beach:
- Washington County (The home county of Lake Saint Croix Beach)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Saint Croix Beach, with the one closest to Lake Saint Croix Beach listed first.
- Saint Marys Point
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Saint Marys Point is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Lakeland Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lakeland Shores is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Afton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lakeland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bayport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Park Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lake Elmo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stillwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oakdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Landfall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Landfall is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landfall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Anoka County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Saint Croix Beach, with the one closest to Lake Saint Croix Beach listed first.
- Centerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lino Lakes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Circle Pines
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lexington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hilltop
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hilltop is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Fridley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Lake Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- City of Columbus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- City of Columbus is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of Columbus
- Estimated population in 2015: 4,007 people
- Coon Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coon Creek is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Creek
- Chisago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Saint Croix Beach, with the one closest to Lake Saint Croix Beach listed first.
- Franconia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Franconia is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia
- Wyoming
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dakota County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Saint Croix Beach, with the one closest to Lake Saint Croix Beach listed first.
- Nininger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nininger is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nininger
- Hastings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- South Saint Paul
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Inver Grove Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sunfish Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- West Saint Paul
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lilydale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lilydale is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilydale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- Mendota Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Coates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coates is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Rosemount
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vermillion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mendota
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Goodhue County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Saint Croix Beach, with the one closest to Lake Saint Croix Beach listed first.
- Welch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Red Wing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cannon Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hennepin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Saint Croix Beach, with the one closest to Lake Saint Croix Beach listed first.
- Saint Anthony
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Minneapolis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Richfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bloomington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Edina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Robbinsdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Golden Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Louis Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Crystal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ramsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Saint Croix Beach, with the one closest to Lake Saint Croix Beach listed first.
- North Saint Paul
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Highwood is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
- Maplewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gem Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gem Lake is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- White Bear Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Bear Beach is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bear Beach
- White Bear Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Paul
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Little Canada
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vadnais Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cardigan Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cardigan Junction is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardigan Junction
- North Oaks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Falcon Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pierce County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Saint Croix Beach, with the one closest to Lake Saint Croix Beach listed first.
- River Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- River Falls is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,306 people
- Prescott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Prescott is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,279 people
- Beldenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beldenville is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beldenville
- Trimbelle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trimbelle is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimbelle
- Morton Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morton Corner is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corner
- Martell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Martell is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martell
- Ellsworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,272 people
- Moeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moeville is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moeville
- El Paso
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- El Paso is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso
- Hager City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hager City is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager City
- Olivet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Olivet is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Spring Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Polk County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Saint Croix Beach, with the one closest to Lake Saint Croix Beach listed first.
- Horse Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Horse Creek is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Osceola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Osceola is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
- Dresser
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dresser is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Deronda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deronda is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deronda
- Saint Croix County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Saint Croix Beach, with the one closest to Lake Saint Croix Beach listed first.
- Hudson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hudson is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,168 people
- North Hudson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Hudson is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,833 people
- Burkhardt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burkhardt is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhardt
- Roberts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
- Somerset
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Somerset is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,992 people
- Hammond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hammond is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
- New Richmond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Richmond is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,730 people
- Baldwin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Baldwin is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,078 people
- Erin Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Erin Corner is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Corner
- Star Prairie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Star Prairie is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Woodville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
- Deer Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Park is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lake Saint Croix Beach, see our County-by-County Page for Lake Saint Croix Beach.
Cemeteries Near Lake Saint Croix Beach ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Saint Croix Beach.
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 Saint Croix Beach - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lake Saint Croix Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake Saint Croix Beach, with the one closest to Lake Saint Croix Beach listed first.
- Evergreen Community Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Memorial Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Paulus Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lakeland.
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willow River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fahlstrom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rentz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Daniel Vollmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mound Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (236 more) ...
- Mann Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Lucas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Mary's Episcopal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Saint Croix Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lake Saint Croix Beach.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Saint Croix Beach, with the one closest to Lake Saint Croix Beach listed first.
- Afton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lakeland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hudson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hudson is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,168 people
- Glover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glover is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- North Hudson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Hudson is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,833 people
- Lake Elmo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- River Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- River Falls is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,306 people
- Burkhardt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burkhardt is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhardt
- Stillwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Houlton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Houlton is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houlton
- Cottage Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Newport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Langdon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Langdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Roberts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lake Saint Croix Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake Saint Croix Beach.
Newspapers Published in Lake Saint Croix Beach ...
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 339 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Saint Croix Beach.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Saint Croix Beach, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake Saint Croix Beach.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Saint Croix Beach:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anoka County
- Chisago County
- Dakota County
- Goodhue County
- Hennepin County
- Ramsey County
- Pierce County
- Polk County
- Saint Croix County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Minnesota
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 Saint Croix Beach, 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 from Point A (ie- Lake Saint Croix Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |