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 Oaks Corner (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 Oaks Corner. 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 Oaks Corner ...

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 have occurred.

• A typical abbreviation for Oaks Corner: Oaks Cor. (or less commonly used: Oaks Crn.)

• While the name of this community is Oaks Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Oaks Corner may originally have been Oak's Corner.
  
  Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Oaks Corner might be written as Oak Corner.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

Oaks Corner is located in Lake of the Woods County.

To see how the shape of Minnesota's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lake of the Woods County: Beltrami, Koochiching & Roseau.

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

• Lake of the Woods County     (The home county of Oaks Corner)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Oaks Corner, with the one closest to Oaks Corner listed first.
  • Pitt
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt
    • Pitt is located in Lake of the Woods County
  • Williams
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
    • Williams is located in Lake of the Woods County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williams <3>
  • Baudette
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baudette
    • Baudette is located in Lake of the Woods County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baudette <3>
  • Clementson
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementson
    • Clementson is located in Lake of the Woods County
• Beltrami County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Oaks Corner, with the one closest to Oaks Corner listed first.
  • Four Town
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Town
    • Four Town is located in Beltrami County
  • Ponemah
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponemah
    • Ponemah is located in Beltrami County
  • Waskish
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waskish
    • Waskish is located in Beltrami County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waskish <3>
  • Shotley
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotley
    • Shotley is located in Beltrami County
• Roseau County
  • Roosevelt
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roosevelt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt
    • Roosevelt is located in Roseau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roosevelt <3>

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

Newspapers Published in Oaks Corner ...

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 3 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oaks Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oaks Corner, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oaks Corner.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Oaks Corner:

• Websites specific to Minnesota
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Minnesota State Archives

• Pages specific to Lake of the Woods County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Beltrami County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Roseau County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Minnesota
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Minnesota
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Minnesota
  • Cemeteries of Lake of the Woods County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Minnesota
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Minnesota
  • Cemeteries of Lake of the Woods County

Cemeteries Near Oaks Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oaks Corner.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

• Bankton Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bankton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bankton Cemetery
• Hamilton Farm Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Farm Cemetery
• Wildwood Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wildwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wildwood Cemetery
• Potamo - Parke Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potamo - Parke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potamo - Parke Cemetery
• Lone Oak Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Oak Cemetery
• Rosebud Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosebud Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosebud Cemetery
• Sundberg Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sundberg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sundberg Cemetery
• Graceton Cemetery
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graceton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graceton Cemetery
• Pine Hill Cemetery
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
• Our Saviours Cemetery
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Saviours Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Saviours Cemetery
• Elkwood Cemetery
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elkwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elkwood Cemetery
• Elm Park Cemetery
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Park Cemetery
• Continue List   (11 more) ...
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Ridge Cemetery
  • Elkwood Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elkwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elkwood Cemetery
  • Bethesda Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethesda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethesda Cemetery

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oaks Corner. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lake of the Woods County: www.co.lake-of-the-woods.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/