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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 Little Pine (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 Little Pine. 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 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.

Little Pine is located in Crow Wing 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 Crow Wing County: Aitkin, Cass, Mille Lacs & Morrison.

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

  • Crow Wing County     (The home county of Little Pine)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little Pine, with the one closest to Little Pine listed first.
    • Emily
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emily have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emily
      • Emily is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emily <2>
    • Fifty Lakes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fifty Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty Lakes
      • Fifty Lakes is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fifty Lakes <2>
    • Crosslake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Manhattan Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manhattan Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan Beach
      • Manhattan Beach is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manhattan Beach <2>
    • Cuyuna
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuyuna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyuna
      • Cuyuna is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
    • Crosby
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
      • Crosby is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,315 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosby <2>
    • Deerwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
      • Deerwood is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deerwood <2>
    • Trommald
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trommald have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trommald
      • Trommald is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Ironton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Breezy Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breezy Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breezy Point
      • Breezy Point is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breezy Point <2>
    • Riverton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Riverton is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
    • Bay Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Lake
      • Bay Lake is located in Crow Wing County
  • Aitkin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little Pine, with the one closest to Little Pine listed first.
    • Swatara
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swatara have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swatara
      • Swatara is located in Aitkin County
    • Haypoint
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haypoint
      • Haypoint is located in Aitkin County
    • Hassman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassman
      • Hassman is located in Aitkin County
    • Aitkin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Palisade
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palisade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisade
      • Palisade is located in Aitkin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palisade <2>
    • Hill City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
      • Hill City is located in Aitkin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hill City <2>
    • Kimberly
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
      • Kimberly is located in Aitkin County
    • Libby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
      • Libby is located in Aitkin County
    • McGregor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Minnewawa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnewawa
      • Minnewawa is located in Aitkin County
    • Wealthwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wealthwood
      • Wealthwood is located in Aitkin County
    • Nichols
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nichols. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
      • Nichols is located in Aitkin County
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Little Pine, with the one closest to Little Pine listed first.
    • Outing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Outing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outing
      • Outing is located in Cass County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Outing <2>
    • Wabedo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabedo
      • Wabedo is located in Cass County
    • Remer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Longville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Chickamaw Beach
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chickamaw Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickamaw Beach
      • Chickamaw Beach is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
    • Pine River
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Lake Shore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
      • Lake Shore is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,069 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Shore <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Little Pine ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Little Pine.

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

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

  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairfield Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carrol Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carrol Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carrol Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Knoll Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Knoll Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Knoll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Waukenabo Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waukenabo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waukenabo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pinewood Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinewood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Swanburg Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swanburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swanburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Cedarbrook - St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedarbrook - St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedarbrook - St. John's Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lake View Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Mission Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mission Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (63 more) ...
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Macville Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview 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.<5>

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

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

  • Aitkin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Deerwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
    • Deerwood is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deerwood <2>
  • Rossburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossburg
    • Rossburg is located in Aitkin County
  • Kimberly
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
    • Kimberly is located in Aitkin County
  • Libby
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
    • Libby is located in Aitkin County
  • Pine River
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • McGregor
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Nichols
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nichols. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
    • Nichols is located in Aitkin County

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

Newspapers Published in Little Pine ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Pine.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Little Pine, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Little Pine.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Little Pine:

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

The official website for Crow Wing County: www.co.crow-wing.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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Little Pine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Little Pine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Little Pine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.7455, Longitude: -93.8614       In this case, the coordinates for Little Pine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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