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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 Mildred (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 Mildred. 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 doctors 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.

Mildred is located in Cass 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 Cass County: Aitkin, Beltrami, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Morrison, Todd & Wadena.

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

  • Cass County     (The home county of Mildred)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mildred, with the one closest to Mildred listed first.
    • Chickamaw Beach
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Chickamaw Beach is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickamaw Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
    • Pine River
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Backus
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hackensack
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Wabedo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Wabedo is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabedo
    • Lake Shore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Longville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Ellis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Ellis is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
    • Whipholt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Whipholt is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipholt
    • Ah-gwah-ching
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Ah-gwah-ching is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ah-gwah-ching
    • Outing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Walker
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • East Gull Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Crow Wing County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mildred, with the one closest to Mildred listed first.
    • Jenkins
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pequot Lakes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Manhattan Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Breezy Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Crosslake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Fifty Lakes
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Nisswa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Nisswa is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisswa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nisswa <1>
    • Lake Hubert
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Hubert is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hubert
    • Emily
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Emily is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emily
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emily <1>
    • Merrifield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Trommald
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Trommald is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trommald
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Riverton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Riverton is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
    • Baxter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Baxter is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,483 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <1>
  • Hubbard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mildred, with the one closest to Mildred listed first.
    • Akeley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Nevis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dorset
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Dorset is located in Hubbard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
    • Benedict
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Benedict is located in Hubbard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict
    • Park Rapids
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Morrison County
    • Motley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Wadena County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mildred, with the one closest to Mildred listed first.
    • Nimrod
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Menahga
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Sebeka
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Mildred ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mildred.

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 Mildred - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Pine River Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mayo Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jenkins Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Norwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lunde Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Ponto Lake Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (65 more) ...
    • Grace Lutheran Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Our Saviour's Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pequot Lakes Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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 Mildred in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mildred.

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

  • Pine River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hackensack
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Ellis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Ellis is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
  • Nimrod
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hubbard
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Hubbard is located in Hubbard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
  • Pillager
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Baxter
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Baxter is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,483 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Mildred ...

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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mildred.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mildred, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mildred.

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 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 Mildred:

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 Mildred, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mildred) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.