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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 North Saint Paul (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 Saint Paul. 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 Saint Paul ...

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 Saint Paul: N. St. Paul

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Saint Paul is located in Ramsey 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 Ramsey County: Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin & Washington.

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

  • Ramsey County     (The home county of North Saint Paul)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Saint Paul, with the one closest to North Saint Paul listed first.
    • Maplewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Gem Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Gem Lake is located in Ramsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
    • White Bear Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Vadnais Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Canada
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • White Bear Beach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • White Bear Beach is located in Ramsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bear Beach
    • Cardigan Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cardigan Junction is located in Ramsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardigan Junction
    • North Oaks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Highwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Highwood is located in Ramsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
    • Saint Paul
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Roseville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Shoreview
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Falcon Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Anoka County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Saint Paul, with the one closest to North Saint Paul listed first.
    • Centerville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lino Lakes
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Circle Pines
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lexington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Columbia Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Hilltop
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Hilltop is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
    • Spring Lake Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fridley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Blaine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Coon Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Coon Creek is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Creek
    • City of Columbus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • City of Columbus is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of Columbus
      • Estimated population in 2015: 4,007 people
    • Coon Rapids
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Ham Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Carver County
    • Chanhassen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Chisago County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Saint Paul, with the one closest to North Saint Paul listed first.
    • Wyoming
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Chisago City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Lindstrom
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Stacy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Stacy is located in Chisago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stacy <1>
    • Center City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Franconia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Franconia is located in Chisago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia
    • Shafer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Dakota County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Saint Paul, with the one closest to North Saint Paul listed first.
    • West Saint Paul
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • South Saint Paul
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lilydale
      (9 miles [14.5 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
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mendota Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mendota
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Inver Grove Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Eagan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Eagan is located in Dakota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,975 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagan <1>
    • Nininger
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Nininger is located in Dakota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nininger
    • Nicols
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Nicols is located in Dakota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicols
    • Rosemount
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Coates
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Coates is located in Dakota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coates
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
    • Apple Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hennepin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Saint Paul, with the one closest to North Saint Paul listed first.
    • Saint Anthony
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Minneapolis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Richfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brooklyn Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Robbinsdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Crystal
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Golden Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Bloomington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Brooklyn Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • New Hope
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Saint Louis Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Edina
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Edina is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edina
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,477 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edina <1>
    • Hopkins
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Saint Paul, with the one closest to North Saint Paul listed first.
    • Savage
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Shakopee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Credit River
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Credit River is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
    • Prior Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Saint Paul, with the one closest to North Saint Paul listed first.
    • Pine Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Springs is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
    • Oakdale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Oakdale is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,773 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <1>
    • Birchwood Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Birchwood Village is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
    • Willernie
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mahtomedi
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Landfall
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Landfall is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landfall
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
    • Lake Elmo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Dellwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Dellwood is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
    • Duluth Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Duluth Junction is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth Junction
    • Grant
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Grant is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,107 people
    • Stillwater
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Woodbury
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Newport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Pierce County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Saint Paul, with the one closest to North Saint Paul listed first.
    • Prescott
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Prescott is located in Pierce County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,279 people
    • River Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • River Falls is located in Pierce County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,306 people
    • Trimbelle
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Trimbelle is located in Pierce County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimbelle
    • Beldenville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Beldenville is located in Pierce County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beldenville
    • Morton Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Morton Corner is located in Pierce County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corner
  • Polk County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Saint Paul, with the one closest to North Saint Paul listed first.
    • Osceola
      (25 miles [40.2 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
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Horse Creek is located in Polk County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
    • Dresser
      (29 miles [46.7 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 County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Saint Paul, with the one closest to North Saint Paul listed first.
    • North Hudson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Hudson is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,168 people
    • Burkhardt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Burkhardt is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhardt
    • Somerset
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Somerset is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,992 people
    • Roberts
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Roberts is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
    • New Richmond
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Star Prairie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Star Prairie is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Prairie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
    • Erin Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Erin Corner is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Corner
    • Hammond
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Hammond is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
    • Baldwin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Baldwin is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,078 people

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

Cemeteries Near North Saint Paul ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Saint Paul.

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 Saint Paul - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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 North Saint Paul had a population of 1,099 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, North Saint Paul had a population of 12,416 people.

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

  • Hazel Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hazel Park is located in Ramsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Park
  • Gladstone
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Gladstone is located in Ramsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
  • Oakdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakdale is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,773 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <1>
  • Mahtomedi
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • White Bear Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Little Canada
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lake Elmo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • White Bear Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • White Bear Beach is located in Ramsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bear Beach
  • Saint Paul
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Highwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Highwood is located in Ramsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
  • Duluth Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Duluth Junction is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth Junction
  • Dellwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Dellwood is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Cardigan Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cardigan Junction is located in Ramsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardigan Junction
    • West Saint Paul
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Stillwater
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of North Saint Paul ...

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 466 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Saint Paul.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of North Saint Paul. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of North Saint Paul and those printed in the larger area surrounding North Saint Paul.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4> of North Saint Paul.

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 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 Saint Paul:

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 Saint Paul, 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- North Saint Paul) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.