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 Marine-on-Saint-Croix (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 Marine-on-Saint-Croix. 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 Marine-on-Saint-Croix ...
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 Marine-on-Saint-Croix: Marine On St. Croix
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 northeast 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 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.
Marine-on-Saint-Croix 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 Marine-on-Saint-Croix. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Marine-on-Saint-Croix:
- Washington County (The home county of Marine-on-Saint-Croix)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marine-on-Saint-Croix, with the one closest to Marine-on-Saint-Croix listed first.
- Otisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Otisville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
- Scandia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Withrow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Withrow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
- Forest Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stillwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Duluth Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Duluth Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth Junction
- Grant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grant is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,107 people
- Hugo
(10 miles [16.1 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>
- Oak Park Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dellwood
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Bayport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mahtomedi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Anoka County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marine-on-Saint-Croix, with the one closest to Marine-on-Saint-Croix listed first.
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lino Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- City of Columbus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Linwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Lexington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Blaine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ham Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- East Bethel
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Lake Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fridley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Columbia Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chisago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marine-on-Saint-Croix, with the one closest to Marine-on-Saint-Croix listed first.
- Franconia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Franconia is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia
- Center City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lindstrom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shafer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chisago City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wyoming
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Taylors Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Stacy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Almelund
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Branch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Marine-on-Saint-Croix, with the one closest to Marine-on-Saint-Croix listed first.
- South Saint Paul
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Saint Paul
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lilydale
(26 miles [41.8 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mendota Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mendota
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Inver Grove Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nininger
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Nininger is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nininger
- Hennepin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marine-on-Saint-Croix, with the one closest to Marine-on-Saint-Croix listed first.
- Saint Anthony
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Minneapolis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Robbinsdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Champlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Crystal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Osseo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Isanti County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marine-on-Saint-Croix, with the one closest to Marine-on-Saint-Croix listed first.
- Weber
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Weber is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
- Isanti
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ramsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marine-on-Saint-Croix, with the one closest to Marine-on-Saint-Croix listed first.
- White Bear Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Bear Beach is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bear Beach
- White Bear Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gem Lake
(16 miles [25.7 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Oaks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Saint Paul
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vadnais Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cardigan Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cardigan Junction is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardigan Junction
- Little Canada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shoreview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Arden Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mounds View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pierce County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marine-on-Saint-Croix, with the one closest to Marine-on-Saint-Croix listed first.
- River Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- 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
(30 miles [48.3 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 Marine-on-Saint-Croix, with the one closest to Marine-on-Saint-Croix listed first.
- Osceola
(9 miles [14.5 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Creek is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Dresser
(12 miles [19.3 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
(16 miles [25.7 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Deronda is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deronda
- Centuria
(20 miles [32.2 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
(21 miles [33.8 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Volga is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Balsam Lake
(23 miles [37 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
(24 miles [38.6 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
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Bunyan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bunyan is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
- Saint Croix County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marine-on-Saint-Croix, with the one closest to Marine-on-Saint-Croix listed first.
- Somerset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Somerset is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,992 people
- Star Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 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
- New Richmond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Burkhardt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burkhardt is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhardt
- North Hudson
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Hudson
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Erin Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Erin Corner is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Corner
- Roberts
(18 miles [29 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
- Deer Park
(19 miles [30.6 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
(22 miles [35.4 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
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Woodville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Marine-on-Saint-Croix, see our County-by-County Page for Marine-on-Saint-Croix.
Cemeteries Near Marine-on-Saint-Croix ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marine-on-Saint-Croix.
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 Marine-on-Saint-Croix - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Marine-on-Saint-Croix covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Marine-on-Saint-Croix, with the one closest to Marine-on-Saint-Croix listed first.
- Oakland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Elim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Elim Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elim Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Elim Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Johnson Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Withrow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Matthew's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Francis Xavier Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (198 more) ...
- Panola German Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Boutwell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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>
While we didn't find Marine-on-Saint-Croix in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Marine-on-Saint-Croix.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Marine-on-Saint-Croix, with the one closest to Marine-on-Saint-Croix listed first.
- Otisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Otisville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
- Maple Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Island is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Island
- Scandia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Arcola
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- East Farmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Farmington is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Farmington
- Withrow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Withrow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
- Somerset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Somerset is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,992 people
- Houlton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Houlton is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houlton
- Forest Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hugo
(10 miles [16.1 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>
- Duluth Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Duluth Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth Junction
- Stillwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dellwood
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Star Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 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
- White Bear Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Bear Beach is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bear Beach
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Marine-on-Saint-Croix. See our List of 1890's Communities around Marine-on-Saint-Croix.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Marine-on-Saint-Croix ...
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 338 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marine-on-Saint-Croix.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Marine-on-Saint-Croix. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Marine-on-Saint-Croix and those printed in the larger area surrounding Marine-on-Saint-Croix.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> of Marine-on-Saint-Croix.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Marine-on-Saint-Croix:
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Marine-on-Saint-Croix) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Marine-on-Saint-Croix, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |