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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 Lavinia (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 Lavinia. 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.

Lavinia is located in Beltrami 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 Beltrami County: Cass, Clearwater, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington & Roseau.

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

  • Beltrami County     (The home county of Lavinia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lavinia, with the one closest to Lavinia listed first.
    • Bemidji
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Turtle River
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle River
      • Turtle River is located in Beltrami County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Rosby
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosby
      • Rosby is located in Beltrami County
    • Wilton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Wilton is located in Beltrami County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
    • Puposky
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puposky
      • Puposky is located in Beltrami County
    • Tenstrike
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hines
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Solway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Pennington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Pinewood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
      • Pinewood is located in Beltrami County
    • Nebish
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebish
      • Nebish is located in Beltrami County
    • Blackduck
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Debs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debs
      • Debs is located in Beltrami County
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lavinia, with the one closest to Lavinia listed first.
    • Cass Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cass Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Ryan Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ryan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Village
      • Ryan Village is located in Cass County
    • Bena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Walker
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Clearwater County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lavinia, with the one closest to Lavinia listed first.
    • Shevlin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shevlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shevlin
      • Shevlin is located in Clearwater County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shevlin <1>
    • Leonard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
      • Leonard is located in Clearwater County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonard <1>
    • Bagley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bagley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
      • Bagley is located in Clearwater County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,439 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bagley <1>
    • Minerva
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
      • Minerva is located in Clearwater County
  • Hubbard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lavinia, with the one closest to Lavinia listed first.
    • Laporte
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laporte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laporte
      • Laporte is located in Hubbard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laporte <1>
    • Lake George
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake George have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Benedict
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benedict have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict
      • Benedict is located in Hubbard County

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

Newspapers Published in Lavinia ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lavinia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lavinia, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lavinia.

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 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 Lavinia:

Cemeteries Near Lavinia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lavinia.

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

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

  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Nymore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nymore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nymore Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • South Arm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The South Arm Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Turtle River Twp. Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Arm Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Aardahl Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • East Side Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Side Cemetery
  • Wilton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilton Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
  • Ten Lake Twp. Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (72 more) ...
    • Turtle Lake Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turtle Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turtle Lake Cemetery
    • Eckles Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eckles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eckles Cemetery
    • Nary Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nary 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.<5>

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

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

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

The official website for Beltrami County: www.co.beltrami.mn.us/

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

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 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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lavinia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lavinia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5159, Longitude: -94.8163    
<4>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.
<5>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 Lavinia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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