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 Maple Island (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 Maple Island. 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.
Name Variations for Maple Island ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Maple Island: Maple Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Maple Island. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Maple Island.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Maple Island is located in Washington County.
To see how the shape of Minnesota's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Ramsey, Pierce (WI), Polk (WI) & Saint Croix (WI).
Below are the counties that are near Maple Island. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Maple Island:
- Washington County (The home county of Maple Island)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Island, with the one closest to Maple Island listed first.
- Withrow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Withrow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
- Marine-on-Saint-Croix
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Scandia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Otisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Otisville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
- Grant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grant is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,107 people
- Hugo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hugo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,452 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <1>
- Forest Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Duluth Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Duluth Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth Junction
- Dellwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dellwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Stillwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mahtomedi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Birchwood Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Birchwood Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Anoka County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Island, with the one closest to Maple Island listed first.
- Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lino Lakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- City of Columbus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- City of Columbus is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of Columbus
- Estimated population in 2015: 4,007 people
- Circle Pines
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lexington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Linwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Blaine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ham Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Spring Lake Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Columbia Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hilltop
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hilltop is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Fridley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Chisago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Island, with the one closest to Maple Island listed first.
- Chisago City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wyoming
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lindstrom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Center City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Shafer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Franconia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Franconia is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia
- Stacy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Taylors Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Almelund
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Branch is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- North Branch
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Harris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dakota County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Island, with the one closest to Maple Island listed first.
- West Saint Paul
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Saint Paul
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lilydale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lilydale is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilydale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- Sunfish Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mendota Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mendota
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Inver Grove Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Nininger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nininger is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nininger
- Eagan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hastings
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Nicols
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nicols is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicols
- Hennepin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Island, with the one closest to Maple Island listed first.
- Saint Anthony
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Minneapolis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Robbinsdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Champlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Crystal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Osseo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Golden Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Richfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Isanti County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Island, with the one closest to Maple Island listed first.
- Weber
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Weber is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
- Isanti
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Minnesota Boys Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Minnesota Boys Town is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Boys Town
- Ramsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Island, with the one closest to Maple Island listed first.
- White Bear Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- White Bear Beach is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bear Beach
- White Bear Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gem Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gem Lake is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- Maplewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Oaks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Saint Paul
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vadnais Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cardigan Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cardigan Junction is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardigan Junction
- Little Canada
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shoreview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arden Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mounds View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pierce County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Island, with the one closest to Maple Island listed first.
- River Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- River Falls is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,306 people
- Prescott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Prescott is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,279 people
- Polk County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Island, with the one closest to Maple Island listed first.
- Osceola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Osceola is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
- Horse Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Creek is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Dresser
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dresser is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Saint Croix Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Croix Falls is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Croix Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Deronda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Deronda is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deronda
- Centuria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Centuria is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centuria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 905 people
- Amery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Amery is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,799 people
- Volga ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Volga is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Balsam Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Balsam Lake is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
- Clear Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Clear Lake is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,099 people
- Milltown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milltown is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
- Saint Croix County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Maple Island, with the one closest to Maple Island listed first.
- Somerset
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Somerset is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,992 people
- North Hudson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- North Hudson is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,833 people
- Burkhardt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burkhardt is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhardt
- New Richmond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Richmond is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,730 people
- Star Prairie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Star Prairie is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Hudson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hudson is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,168 people
- Roberts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
- Erin Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Erin Corner is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Corner
- Deer Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Deer Park is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Hammond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hammond is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
- Baldwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,078 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Maple Island, see our County-by-County Page for Maple Island.
Cemeteries Near Maple Island ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maple Island.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Maple Island - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maple Island covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Maple Island, with the one closest to Maple Island listed first.
- Withrow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Matthew's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Elim Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Johnson Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Elim Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rutherford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Boutwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (228 more) ...
- Scandinavian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Maple Island had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Maple Island, with the one closest to Maple Island listed first.
- Withrow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Withrow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
- Arcola
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Scandia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Otisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Otisville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
- Hugo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hugo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,452 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <1>
- Dellwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dellwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Duluth Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Duluth Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth Junction
- Forest Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Bear Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- White Bear Beach is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bear Beach
- Mahtomedi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stillwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Houlton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Houlton is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houlton
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- White Bear Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Somerset is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,992 people
- East Farmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Farmington is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Farmington
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Maple Island. See our List of 1890's Communities around Maple Island.
Newspapers Published in Maple Island ...
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 352 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maple Island.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maple Island, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maple Island.
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 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 Maple Island:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anoka County
- Chisago County
- Dakota County
- Hennepin County
- Isanti County
- Ramsey County
- Pierce County
- Polk County
- Saint Croix County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Minnesota
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 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Maple Island) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Maple Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |