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 Nickerson (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 Nickerson. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Nickerson 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 Nickerson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nickerson:
- Pine County (The home county of Nickerson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nickerson, with the one closest to Nickerson listed first.
- Kerrick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bruno
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bruno is located in Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Kingsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsdale is located in Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Sturgeon Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Willow River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cloverton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverton is located in Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverton
- Duxbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Duxbury is located in Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duxbury
- Askov
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rutledge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rutledge is located in Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Denham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Denham is located in Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Finlayson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sandstone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carlton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nickerson, with the one closest to Nickerson listed first.
- Holyoke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holyoke is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
- Barnum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mahtowa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mahtowa is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahtowa
- Moose Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Otter Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Otter Creek is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Wrenshall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Carlton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Thomson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Thomson is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
- Estimated population in 2014: 158 people
- Kettle River
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sawyer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sawyer is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Scanlon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Scanlon is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scanlon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- Cloquet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Saint Louis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nickerson, with the one closest to Nickerson listed first.
- New Duluth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Duluth is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Duluth
- Gary
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gary is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Proctor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Adolph
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oneota
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oneota is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneota
- Hermantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nickerson, with the one closest to Nickerson listed first.
- Dedham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dedham is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
- Moose Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Moose Junction is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Junction
- Oliver
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oliver is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
- Saunders
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saunders is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders
- Superior Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Superior Village is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- South Range
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Range is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Range
- Superior
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Superior is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,213 people
- Bennett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bennett is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nickerson, see our County-by-County Page for Nickerson.
Cemeteries Near Nickerson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nickerson.
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 Nickerson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nickerson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nickerson, with the one closest to Nickerson listed first.
- Nickerson Community Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Lake Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elim Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Methodist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Summit Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Barnum.
- Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Riverside Cemetery (located 66 miles to the north).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2165394 <2>
- Sunset Memorial Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Lake Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (80 more) ...
- Bruno Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Moose Lake.
- Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Riverside Cemetery (located 71 miles to the north).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960065 <2>
- Blomskog Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Nickerson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nickerson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nickerson, with the one closest to Nickerson listed first.
- Kerrick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holyoke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holyoke is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
- Barnum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mahtowa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mahtowa is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahtowa
- Moose Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Otter Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Otter Creek is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
- Sturgeon Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dedham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dedham is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
- Willow River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Carlton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Thomson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Thomson is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
- Estimated population in 2014: 158 people
- Sawyer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sawyer is located in Carlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fond du Lac
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fond du Lac is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fond du Lac
- Boylston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boylston is located in Douglas County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
- New Duluth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Duluth is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Duluth
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nickerson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nickerson.
Newspapers Published in Nickerson ...
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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nickerson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nickerson, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nickerson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Nickerson:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Pine County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carlton County
- Saint Louis County
- Douglas 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> | 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 Nickerson, 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- Nickerson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |