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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 Leetonia (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 Leetonia. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Leetonia is located in Saint Louis 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 Saint Louis County: Aitkin, Carlton, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake & Douglas (WI).

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

  • Saint Louis County     (The home county of Leetonia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leetonia, with the one closest to Leetonia listed first.
    • Ruby Junction
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Junction
      • Ruby Junction is located in Saint Louis County
    • Hibbing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbing
      • Hibbing is located in Saint Louis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,716 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hibbing <1>
    • Chisholm
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chisholm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
      • Chisholm is located in Saint Louis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,803 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chisholm <1>
    • Buhl
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buhl have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
      • Buhl is located in Saint Louis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 969 people
    • Kinney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney
      • Kinney is located in Saint Louis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Side Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Side Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Side Lake
      • Side Lake is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Side Lake <1>
    • Iron Junction
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Junction
      • Iron Junction is located in Saint Louis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
    • Forbes
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forbes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
      • Forbes is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forbes <1>
    • Ramshaw
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramshaw
      • Ramshaw is located in Saint Louis County
    • Mountain Iron
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Leonidas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonidas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonidas
      • Leonidas is located in Saint Louis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
    • Eveleth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eveleth
      • Eveleth is located in Saint Louis County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,536 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eveleth <1>
    • Virginia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Itasca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leetonia, with the one closest to Leetonia listed first.
    • Keewatin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keewatin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keewatin
      • Keewatin is located in Itasca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
    • Nashwauk
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashwauk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashwauk
      • Nashwauk is located in Itasca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashwauk <1>
    • Pengilly
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pengilly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pengilly
      • Pengilly is located in Itasca County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pengilly <1>
    • Calumet
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calumet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
      • Calumet is located in Itasca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calumet <1>
    • Marble
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
      • Marble is located in Itasca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble <1>
    • Goodland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
      • Goodland is located in Itasca County
    • Taconite
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taconite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taconite
      • Taconite is located in Itasca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
    • Bovey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bovey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovey
      • Bovey is located in Itasca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bovey <1>
    • Coleraine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coleraine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleraine
      • Coleraine is located in Itasca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,972 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleraine <1>
    • Warba
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warba
      • Warba is located in Itasca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warba <1>
    • Swan River
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan River
      • Swan River is located in Itasca County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swan River <1>
    • Wawina
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wawina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawina
      • Wawina is located in Itasca County
    • La Prairie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Prairie
      • La Prairie is located in Itasca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people

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

Newspapers Published in Leetonia ...

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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leetonia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Leetonia, 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 Leetonia.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Leetonia:

Cemeteries Near Leetonia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leetonia.

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

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

  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
  • Hibbing Park Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hibbing Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hibbing Park Cemetery
  • Old Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cemetery
  • Keewatin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keewatin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keewatin Cemetery
  • Grandview Memorial Garden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Memorial Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Memorial Garden
  • Chisholm Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Nashwauk Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nashwauk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nashwauk Cemetery
  • Lake View Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Lake View Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lakeview Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake View Cemetery
  • Little Swan Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Swan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Swan Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
  • Sarikoski Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sarikoski Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sarikoski Cemetery
  • Zim Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zim Cemetery
  • Continue List   (37 more) ...
    • Toivola Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toivola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toivola Cemetery
    • Forbes Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove 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 Leetonia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Leetonia.

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

  • Midway
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Midway is located in Saint Louis County
  • Blackberry
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry
    • Blackberry is located in Itasca County
  • Swan River
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan River
    • Swan River is located in Itasca County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swan River <1>
  • Wawina
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wawina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawina
    • Wawina is located in Itasca County
  • La Prairie
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Prairie
    • La Prairie is located in Itasca County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
  • Grand Rapids
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

The official website for Saint Louis County: www.co.st-louis.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' (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- Leetonia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Leetonia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4291, Longitude: -92.9852       In this case, the coordinates for Leetonia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Leetonia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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