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 North Benton (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 North Benton. 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 North Benton ...
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 North Benton: N. Benton
You might be interested in other communities that are also named North Benton. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Benton.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
North Benton is located in Benton 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 Benton County: Isanti, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Sherburne & Stearns.
Below are the counties that are near North Benton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Benton:
- Benton County (The home county of North Benton)
- The following are listed by their distance from North Benton, with the one closest to North Benton listed first.
- Gilman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ronneby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ronneby is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronneby
- Foley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Watab
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Watab is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watab
- Rice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Duelm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Duelm is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duelm
- Evergreen Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Village is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Sauk Rapids
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Isanti County
- Dalbo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kanabec County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Benton, with the one closest to North Benton listed first.
- Ogilvie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Coin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Coin is located in Kanabec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Mille Lacs County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Benton, with the one closest to North Benton listed first.
- Foreston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Foreston is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Estes Brook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Estes Brook is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Brook
- Milaca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pease
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pease is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Bock
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Princeton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Onamia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vineland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Vineland is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Morrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Benton, with the one closest to North Benton listed first.
- Ramey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ramey is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
- Morrill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Morrill is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
- Buckman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buckman is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Genola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Genola is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Pierz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hillman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Royalton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lastrup
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- North Prairie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- North Prairie is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- Bowlus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Harding
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Harding is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Little Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Prairie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Prairie is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie
- Sherburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Benton, with the one closest to North Benton listed first.
- Santiago
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Santiago is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
- Cable
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cable is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- Clear Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Orrock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Orrock is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrock
- Becker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Zimmerman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zimmerman is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,135 people
- Zimmerman has also been known as:
- Lake Fremont
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zimmerman <1>
- Salida
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Salida is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salida
- Stearns County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Benton, with the one closest to North Benton listed first.
- Evergreen Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Village is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Saint Stephen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Stephen is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 867 people
- Sartell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Cloud
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Waite Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Opole
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Opole is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opole
- Saint Wendel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Wendel is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
- Collegeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Saint Augusta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Augusta is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augusta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,900 people
- Holdingford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Avon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from North Benton, with the one closest to North Benton listed first.
- Clearwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hasty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hasty is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to North Benton, see our County-by-County Page for North Benton.
Cemeteries Near North Benton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Benton.
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 North Benton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for North Benton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from North Benton, with the one closest to North Benton listed first.
- Polish Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Polish National Catholic Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Elizabeth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. John's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Polish Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Graham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (140 more) ...
- St. John's Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 North Benton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of North Benton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from North Benton, with the one closest to North Benton listed first.
- Gilman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Morrill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Morrill is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
- Foley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Parent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Parent is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parent
- Buckman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buckman is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Foreston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Foreston is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Watab
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Watab is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watab
- Estes Brook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Estes Brook is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Brook
- Rice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Duelm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Duelm is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duelm
- Milaca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sauk Rapids
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Santiago
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Santiago is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
- Royalton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around North Benton. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Benton.
Newspapers Published in North Benton ...
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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Benton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Benton, 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 North Benton.
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 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 North Benton:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Benton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Isanti County
- Kanabec County
- Mille Lacs County
- Morrison County
- Sherburne County
- Stearns County
- Wright 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 North Benton, 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- North Benton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |