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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 Mission Creek (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 Mission Creek. 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 Mission Creek ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Mission Creek: Mission Crk. (or less commonly used: Mission Ck. or Mission Cr.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mission Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mission Creek.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Mission Creek is located in Pine 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 Pine County: Aitkin, Carlton, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Burnett (WI), Douglas (WI) & Polk (WI).

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

  • Pine County     (The home county of Mission Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mission Creek, with the one closest to Mission Creek listed first.
    • Hinckley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Beroun
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Beroun is located in Pine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beroun
    • Brook Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Brook Park is located in Pine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
    • Cloverdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Cloverdale is located in Pine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Pine City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Henriette
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Henriette is located in Pine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henriette
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Sandstone
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Rock Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Finlayson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Askov
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rutledge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Rutledge is located in Pine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
    • Duxbury
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Duxbury is located in Pine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
  • Aitkin County
    • McGrath
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Chisago County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mission Creek, with the one closest to Mission Creek listed first.
    • Rush City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Harris
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Isanti County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mission Creek, with the one closest to Mission Creek listed first.
    • Braham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Stanchfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Elm Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Elm Park is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park
    • Grandy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Minnesota Boys Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Minnesota Boys Town is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Boys Town
    • Cambridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dalbo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kanabec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mission Creek, with the one closest to Mission Creek listed first.
    • Quamba
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Quamba is located in Kanabec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quamba
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • Grasston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mora
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Mora is located in Kanabec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,583 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mora <1>
    • Coin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Coin is located in Kanabec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
    • Ogilvie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Mille Lacs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mission Creek, with the one closest to Mission Creek listed first.
    • Isle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Isle is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isle <1>
    • Wahkon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Burnett County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mission Creek, with the one closest to Mission Creek listed first.
    • Grantsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Grantsburg is located in Burnett County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
    • Randall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Randall is located in Burnett County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
    • Alpha
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Alpha is located in Burnett County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
    • Webster
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Webster is located in Burnett County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
    • Siren
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Siren is located in Burnett County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siren
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Polk County (WI)
    • Atlas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Atlas is located in Polk County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas

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

Cemeteries Near Mission Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mission Creek.

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 Mission Creek - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Mission Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lutheran Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cech Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Brook Park Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Evergreen Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hustletown Union Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Dell Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Henriette Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Birchwood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (101 more) ...
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Hill Top Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hill Top Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Pine City.
      • The Hill Top Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hilltop Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2259986 <2>
    • Bohemian Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mission Creek had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Hinckley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pine City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Sandstone
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Rock Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Grass Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Grass Lake is located in Kanabec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
  • Finlayson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Mora
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Mora is located in Kanabec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,583 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mora <1>
  • Grantsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Grantsburg is located in Burnett County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
  • Rush City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Randall
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Randall is located in Burnett County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
  • Brunswick
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Brunswick is located in Kanabec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Braham
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Rush Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Rush Point is located in Chisago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Point
    • Stanchfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Willow River
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Mission Creek ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mission Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mission Creek, 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 Mission Creek.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Mission Creek:

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 Mission Creek, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mission Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.