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 Larsmont (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 Larsmont. 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 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.

Larsmont is located in Lake 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 Lake County: Cook, Saint Louis, Ashland (WI), Bayfield (WI) & Douglas (WI).

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

• Lake County     (The home county of Larsmont)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Larsmont, with the one closest to Larsmont listed first.
  • Knife River
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knife River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knife River
    • Knife River is located in Lake County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knife River <2>
  • Two Harbors
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Harbors
    • Two Harbors is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Two Harbors <2>
  • Stewart
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
    • Stewart is located in Lake County
  • Beaver Crossing
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Crossing
    • Beaver Crossing is located in Lake County
  • Jordan
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Jordan is located in Lake County
  • Beaver Bay
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Bay
    • Beaver Bay is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Bay <2>
  • Silver Bay
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Bay
    • Silver Bay is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,751 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Bay <2>
• Saint Louis County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Larsmont, with the one closest to Larsmont listed first.
  • Clifton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Clifton is located in Saint Louis County
  • Arnold
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Arnold is located in Saint Louis County
  • Brimson
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brimson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimson
    • Brimson is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brimson <2>
  • Duluth
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
    • Duluth is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,773 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duluth <2>
  • Breda
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breda
    • Breda is located in Saint Louis County
  • Hermantown
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermantown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermantown
    • Hermantown is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,504 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermantown <2>
  • Adolph
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adolph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adolph
    • Adolph is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adolph <2>
  • Proctor
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
    • Proctor is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <2>
  • Twig
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twig have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twig
    • Twig is located in Saint Louis County
• Douglas County (WI)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Larsmont, with the one closest to Larsmont listed first.
  • Cloverland
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
    • Cloverland is located in Douglas County (WI)
  • Superior
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
    • Superior is located in Douglas County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,213 people
  • Poplar
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
    • Poplar is located in Douglas County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
  • South Range
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Range
    • South Range is located in Douglas County (WI)
  • Superior Village
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Superior Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior Village
    • Superior Village is located in Douglas County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
  • Saunders
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders
    • Saunders is located in Douglas County (WI)
  • Oliver
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
    • Oliver is located in Douglas County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people

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

Cemeteries Near Larsmont ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Larsmont.

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

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

• Holy Spirit Catholic Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Spirit Catholic Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Spirit Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Lakeview Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Two Harbors.
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152014 <4>
• Lake View Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake View Cemetery
  • The Lake View Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Lakeview Cemetery
• Silver Creek Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Creek Cemetery
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Silver Creek Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<5> to the southwest of Two Harbors.
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2239490 <4>
• Normanna Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Normanna Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Normanna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Woodland Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Forest Hill Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Park Hill Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park Hill Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Park Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Adas Israel Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adas Israel Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adas Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Tifereth Israel Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tifereth Israel Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tifereth Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Calvary Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82045 <4>
• Polish Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polish Cemetery
  • The Polish Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Polish Catholic Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83096 <4>
• Continue List   (37 more) ...
  • Scandia Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scandia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scandia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gethsemane Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gethsemane Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82382 <4>
  • Brimson Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brimson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brimson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

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

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

• Two Harbors
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Harbors
  • Two Harbors is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Two Harbors <2>
• Clifton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Saint Louis County
• Lester Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lester Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Park
  • Lester Park is located in Saint Louis County
• Duluth
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
  • Duluth is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duluth <2>
• Superior
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
  • Superior is located in Douglas County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,213 people
• Itasca
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Itasca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itasca
  • Itasca is located in Douglas County (WI)
• Oneota
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneota
  • Oneota is located in Saint Louis County
• Cutter
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutter
  • Cutter is located in Douglas County (WI)
• West Duluth
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Duluth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Duluth
  • West Duluth is located in Saint Louis County
• Maple
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
  • Maple is located in Douglas County (WI)
• South Superior
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Superior have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Superior
  • South Superior is located in Douglas County (WI)
• South Range
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Range
  • South Range is located in Douglas County (WI)
• Continue List   (5 more) ...
  • Poplar
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
    • Poplar is located in Douglas County (WI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
  • Blueberry
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blueberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry
    • Blueberry is located in Douglas County (WI)
  • Beaver Bay
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Bay
    • Beaver Bay is located in Lake County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Bay <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Larsmont ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Larsmont.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Larsmont, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Larsmont.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Larsmont:

• Websites specific to Minnesota
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Minnesota State Archives

• Pages specific to Lake County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Saint Louis County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Douglas County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Minnesota
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Minnesota
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Minnesota
  • Cemeteries of Lake County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Minnesota
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Minnesota

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lake County: www.lakecnty.com/

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