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 Nowthen (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 Nowthen. 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 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.
Nowthen is located in Anoka 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 Anoka County: Chisago, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Sherburne & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Nowthen. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nowthen:
- Anoka County (The home county of Nowthen)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nowthen, with the one closest to Nowthen listed first.
- Saint Francis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cedar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Andover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Anoka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coopers Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Coopers Corner is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Corner
- East Bethel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coon Rapids
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ham Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coon Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coon Creek is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Creek
- Linwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Linwood is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nowthen, with the one closest to Nowthen listed first.
- Duelm
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Duelm is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duelm
- Oak Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Foley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ronneby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ronneby is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronneby
- Chisago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nowthen, with the one closest to Nowthen listed first.
- Stacy
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wyoming
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Branch is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- North Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chisago City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Harris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lindstrom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hennepin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nowthen, with the one closest to Nowthen listed first.
- Dayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rogers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Champlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Osseo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Corcoran
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Greenfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,058 people
- Hamel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Crystal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Loretto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Medina
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Isanti County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nowthen, with the one closest to Nowthen listed first.
- Crown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crown is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Bradford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Isanti
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Weber
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Weber is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
- Cambridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Minnesota Boys Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Minnesota Boys Town is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Boys Town
- Dalbo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Elm Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Elm Park is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park
- Grandy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stanchfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Braham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kanabec County
- Coin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Coin is located in Kanabec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Mille Lacs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nowthen, with the one closest to Nowthen listed first.
- Princeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Estes Brook
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Estes Brook is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Brook
- Pease
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pease is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Foreston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Foreston is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Bock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Milaca
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ramsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nowthen, with the one closest to Nowthen listed first.
- Mounds View
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Brighton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Arden Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shoreview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Oaks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cardigan Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cardigan Junction is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardigan Junction
- Lauderdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lauderdale is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,484 people
- Roseville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vadnais Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Falcon Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gem Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gem Lake is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- Little Canada
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Bear Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Bear Beach is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bear Beach
- Sherburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nowthen, with the one closest to Nowthen listed first.
- Elk River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Zimmerman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Big Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Orrock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orrock is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrock
- Salida
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Salida is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salida
- Becker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Santiago
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Santiago is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
- Clear Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cable
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cable is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nowthen, with the one closest to Nowthen listed first.
- Forest Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hugo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hugo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,452 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <1>
- Dellwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dellwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nowthen, with the one closest to Nowthen listed first.
- Otsego
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Albertville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Michael
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hanover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rockford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hasty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hasty is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Silver Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Silver Creek is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Delano
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clearwater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Maple Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Montrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nowthen, see our County-by-County Page for Nowthen.
Cemeteries Near Nowthen ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nowthen.
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 Nowthen - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nowthen covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nowthen, with the one closest to Nowthen listed first.
- Lakeview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Farm of Ernest Rahn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Livonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whitney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Trott Brook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oak Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Oak Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north of Anoka.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83812 <3>
- Orono Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ostego Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (238 more) ...
- New St. John the Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Staples Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Nowthen in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nowthen.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nowthen, with the one closest to Nowthen listed first.
- Elk River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Francis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crown is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zimmerman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Bailey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bailey is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Otsego
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rogers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Anoka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spencer Brook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Spencer Brook is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Brook
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Champlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bradford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Big Lake
(13 miles [20.9 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 Nowthen. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nowthen.
Newspapers Published in Nowthen ...
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 124 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nowthen.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nowthen, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nowthen.
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 Nowthen:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Anoka County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Chisago County
- Hennepin County
- Isanti County
- Kanabec County
- Mille Lacs County
- Ramsey County
- Sherburne County
- Washington 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Nowthen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Nowthen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |