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 Shore Park (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 Shore Park. 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.
Lake Shore Park is located in Ramsey 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 Ramsey County: Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Lake Shore Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake Shore Park:
- Ramsey County (The home county of Lake Shore Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Shore Park, with the one closest to Lake Shore Park listed first.
- White Bear Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gem Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- White Bear Beach is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bear Beach
- Maplewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vadnais Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Saint Paul
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Little Canada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cardigan Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cardigan Junction is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardigan Junction
- Shoreview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Roseville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arden Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Anoka County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Shore Park, with the one closest to Lake Shore Park listed first.
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lino Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Circle Pines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hilltop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hilltop is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Spring Lake Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fridley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- City of Columbus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- 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 Rapids
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coon Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Coon Creek is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Creek
- Carver County
- Chanhassen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chisago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Shore Park, with the one closest to Lake Shore Park listed first.
- Wyoming
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chisago City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Stacy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lindstrom
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Center City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Franconia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Franconia is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia
- Shafer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Branch is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Taylors Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Almelund
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- North Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dakota County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Shore Park, with the one closest to Lake Shore Park listed first.
- West Saint Paul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lilydale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lilydale is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilydale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- South Saint Paul
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sunfish Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mendota Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mendota
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Inver Grove Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Eagan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Nicols
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nicols is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicols
- Nininger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Nininger is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nininger
- Rosemount
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Apple Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hennepin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Shore Park, with the one closest to Lake Shore Park listed first.
- Saint Anthony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Minneapolis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Robbinsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Crystal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Golden Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Richfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Saint Louis Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Osseo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Champlin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Isanti County
- Weber
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Weber is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Shore Park, with the one closest to Lake Shore Park listed first.
- Savage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shakopee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Shore Park, with the one closest to Lake Shore Park listed first.
- Birchwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Birchwood Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Mahtomedi
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dellwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dellwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Willernie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Duluth Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Duluth Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth Junction
- Grant
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grant is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,107 people
- Hugo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hugo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,452 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <1>
- Withrow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Withrow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
- Oakdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Landfall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Landfall is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landfall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Lake Elmo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Shore Park, with the one closest to Lake Shore Park listed first.
- River Falls
(23 miles [37 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Prescott is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,279 people
- Polk County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Shore Park, with the one closest to Lake Shore Park listed first.
- Osceola
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Osceola is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
- Horse Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Creek is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Dresser
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dresser is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Saint Croix Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Croix Falls is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Croix Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Saint Croix County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Shore Park, with the one closest to Lake Shore Park listed first.
- North Hudson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- 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
- Hudson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,168 people
- Somerset
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Somerset is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,992 people
- Burkhardt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Burkhardt is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhardt
- New Richmond
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- 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
- Roberts
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Roberts is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
- Star Prairie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Star Prairie is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Erin Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Erin Corner is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Corner
- Hammond
(28 miles [45.1 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lake Shore Park, see our County-by-County Page for Lake Shore Park.
Cemeteries Near Lake Shore Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Shore Park.
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 Shore Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lake Shore Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake Shore Park, with the one closest to Lake Shore Park listed first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Mary of the Lake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys of the Lake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mary T Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chesed Shel Emes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Paul's Priory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (256 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sons of Jacob Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sons of Moses Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Shore Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lake Shore Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Shore Park, with the one closest to Lake Shore Park listed first.
- White Bear Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mahtomedi
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dellwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dellwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- White Bear Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- White Bear Beach is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bear Beach
- Cardigan Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cardigan Junction is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardigan Junction
- Little Canada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Saint Paul
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gladstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gladstone is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Hazel Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hazel Park is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Park
- Duluth Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Duluth Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth Junction
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oakdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Withrow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Withrow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
- Hugo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hugo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,452 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <1>
- Lake Elmo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lake Shore Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake Shore Park.
Newspapers Published in Lake Shore Park ...
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 421 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Shore Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Shore Park, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake Shore Park.
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 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 Shore Park:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Ramsey County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anoka County
- Carver County
- Chisago County
- Dakota County
- Hennepin County
- Isanti County
- Scott County
- Washington 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> | 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 Shore Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lake Shore Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |