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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 (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. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Maple is located in Carver 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 Carver County: Hennepin, McLeod, Scott, Sibley & Wright.

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

  • Carver County     (The home county of Maple)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maple, with the one closest to Maple listed first.
    • Waconia
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Mayer
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hydes Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Hydes Lake is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydes Lake
    • Watertown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Victoria
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cologne
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hollywood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Hollywood is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
    • New Germany
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hazelton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Hazelton is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
    • Young America
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dahlgren
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Dahlgren is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlgren
    • Norwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Norwood Young America
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Norwood Young America is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Young America
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
  • Anoka County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maple, with the one closest to Maple listed first.
    • Anoka
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Columbia Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fridley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hilltop
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Hilltop is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
  • Dakota County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maple, with the one closest to Maple listed first.
    • Burnsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Nicols
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Nicols is located in Dakota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicols
  • Hennepin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maple, with the one closest to Maple listed first.
    • Saint Bonifacius
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Minnetrista
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mound
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Mound is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,404 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound <1>
    • Spring Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Tonka Bay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Tonka Bay is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonka Bay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
    • Independence
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Independence is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,786 people
    • Maple Plain
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Excelsior
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Minnetonka Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Minnetonka Beach is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnetonka Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 584 people
    • Shorewood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Crystal Bay
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Crystal Bay is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Bay
    • Orono
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Orono is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,348 people
    • Greenwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Greenwood is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
  • Le Sueur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maple, with the one closest to Maple listed first.
    • Saint Thomas
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Saint Thomas is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
    • Heidelberg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Heidelberg is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
    • Le Sueur
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Lexington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Lexington is located in Le Sueur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • McLeod County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maple, with the one closest to Maple listed first.
    • Lester Prairie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Winsted
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Plato
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Glencoe
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Biscay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Biscay is located in McLeod County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Sumter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Sumter is located in McLeod County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
    • Hutchinson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Brownton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Meeker County
    • Dassel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Ramsey County
    • Lauderdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Lauderdale is located in Ramsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,484 people
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maple, with the one closest to Maple listed first.
    • Jordan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Marystown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Marystown is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marystown
    • Belle Plaine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Shakopee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Prior Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Savage
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Union Hill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Union Hill is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Credit River
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Credit River is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
    • Saint Patrick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Patrick is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
    • New Prague
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
  • Sibley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maple, with the one closest to Maple listed first.
    • Green Isle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Arlington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Henderson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • New Auburn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Gaylord
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wright County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Maple, with the one closest to Maple listed first.
    • Delano
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Montrose
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Rockford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Waverly
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Howard Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Buffalo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Hanover
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Rassat
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Rassat is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rassat
    • Smith Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Smith Lake is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Lake
    • Saint Michael
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Albright
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Albright is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albright
    • Cokato
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Albion Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Albion Center is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center

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

Cemeteries Near Maple ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Maple.

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 - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Maple covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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.<3>

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

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

  • Waconia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Coney Island
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Coney Island is located in Carver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
  • Saint Bonifacius
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mayer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Watertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Minnetrista
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cologne
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Victoria
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Hollywood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hollywood is located in Carver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
  • New Germany
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Young America
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Augusta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Augusta is located in Carver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Norwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dahlgren
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Dahlgren is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlgren
    • Spring Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Maple ...

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 155 newspapers that have been published in the area around Maple.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Maple, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Maple.

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 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:

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>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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Maple) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.