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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 Laporte (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 Laporte. 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 hospitals and 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.

Laporte is located in Hubbard 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 Hubbard County: Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clearwater & Wadena.

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

  • Hubbard County     (The home county of Laporte)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Laporte, with the one closest to Laporte listed first.
    • Benedict
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benedict have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict
      • Benedict is located in Hubbard County
    • Lake George
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake George have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
      • Lake George is located in Hubbard County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake George <2>
    • Akeley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akeley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeley
      • Akeley is located in Hubbard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akeley <2>
    • Nevis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevis
      • Nevis is located in Hubbard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevis <2>
    • Dorset
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
      • Dorset is located in Hubbard County
    • Park Rapids
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Becker County
    • Two Inlets
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Inlets
      • Two Inlets is located in Becker County
  • Beltrami County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Laporte, with the one closest to Laporte listed first.
    • Rosby
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosby
      • Rosby is located in Beltrami County
    • Bemidji
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Lavinia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
      • Lavinia is located in Beltrami County
    • Pennington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Wilton is located in Beltrami County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
    • Turtle River
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle River
      • Turtle River is located in Beltrami County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Solway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Tenstrike
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Laporte, with the one closest to Laporte listed first.
    • Walker
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Walker is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walker <2>
    • Cass Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cass Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass Lake
      • Cass Lake is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cass Lake <2>
    • Ah-gwah-ching
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ah-gwah-ching have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ah-gwah-ching
      • Ah-gwah-ching is located in Cass County
    • North Central Cass
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Central Cass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Central Cass
      • North Central Cass is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
    • Whipholt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipholt
      • Whipholt is located in Cass County
    • Hackensack
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackensack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
      • Hackensack is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hackensack <2>
    • Ryan Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ryan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Village
      • Ryan Village is located in Cass County
    • Federal Dam
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Federal Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Dam
      • Federal Dam is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federal Dam <2>
    • Bena
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bena
      • Bena is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bena <2>
    • Boy River
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boy River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy River
      • Boy River is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
    • Backus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Backus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backus
      • Backus is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Backus <2>
    • Longville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
      • Longville is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longville <2>
  • Clearwater County
    • Long Lost Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Lost Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lost Lake
      • Long Lost Lake is located in Clearwater County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 44 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Laporte ...

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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Laporte.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Laporte. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Laporte and those printed in the larger area surrounding Laporte.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Laporte.

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 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 Laporte:

Cemeteries Near Laporte ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Laporte.

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

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

  • Lakeport Twp. Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeport Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeport Twp. Cemetery
  • St. Theodores Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Theodores Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Theodores Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Guthrie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guthrie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guthrie Cemetery
  • Golden Gate Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Golden Gate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Golden Gate Cemetery
  • St. Lawrence Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lawrence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lawrence Cemetery
  • Zion Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Memorial Cemetery
  • Green Lea Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Lea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Lea Cemetery
  • Malvik Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Malvik Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malvik Lutheran Church Cemetery
  • Nary Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nary Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Farris Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farris Cemetery
  • Continue List   (64 more) ...
    • Pagan Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pagan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pagan Cemetery
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Medicine Rite Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Medicine Rite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medicine Rite Cemetery

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.<4>

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

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

  • Hackensack
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackensack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
    • Hackensack is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hackensack <2>
  • Park Rapids
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Hubbard
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
    • Hubbard is located in Hubbard County

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

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

The official website for Hubbard County: www.co.hubbard.mn.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Laporte) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Laporte. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2147, Longitude: -94.7575       In this case, the coordinates for Laporte have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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 Laporte, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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