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 Onamia (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 Onamia. 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 and doctors 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.
Onamia is located in Mille Lacs 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 Mille Lacs County: Aitkin, Benton, Crow Wing, Isanti, Kanabec, Morrison & Sherburne.
Below are the counties that are near Onamia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Onamia:
- Mille Lacs County (The home county of Onamia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Onamia, with the one closest to Onamia listed first.
- Wahkon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vineland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vineland is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Isle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Milaca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Foreston
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Foreston is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Pease
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pease is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Estes Brook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Estes Brook is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Brook
- Aitkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Onamia, with the one closest to Onamia listed first.
- Nichols
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nichols is located in Aitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Malmo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Malmo is located in Aitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
- Wealthwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wealthwood is located in Aitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wealthwood
- McGrath
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Onamia, with the one closest to Onamia listed first.
- Oak Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Gilman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ronneby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ronneby is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronneby
- Foley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Crow Wing County
- The following are listed by their distance from Onamia, with the one closest to Onamia listed first.
- Garrison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bay Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bay Lake is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Lake
- Deerwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kanabec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Onamia, with the one closest to Onamia listed first.
- Ogilvie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Quamba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quamba is located in Kanabec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quamba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Coin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coin is located in Kanabec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Morrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Onamia, with the one closest to Onamia listed first.
- Hillman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Harding
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Harding is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Lastrup
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ramey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ramey is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
- Morrill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morrill is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
- Pierz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Genola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Genola is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Buckman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Buckman is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Pine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Onamia, with the one closest to Onamia listed first.
- Brook Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brook Park is located in Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Henriette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henriette is located in Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henriette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Onamia, see our County-by-County Page for Onamia.
Cemeteries Near Onamia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Onamia.
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 Onamia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Onamia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Onamia, with the one closest to Onamia listed first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Crosier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Foster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakewood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- St. Rita Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Isle Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (78 more) ...
- Holy Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Redtop Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Tree Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 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.<2>
While we didn't find Onamia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Onamia.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Onamia, with the one closest to Onamia listed first.
- Vineland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vineland is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Opstead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Opstead is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opstead
- Garrison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nichols
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nichols is located in Aitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Malmo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Malmo is located in Aitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
- Morrill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morrill is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
- Milaca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mora
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buckman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Buckman is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Foreston
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Foreston is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Gilman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Brunswick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brunswick is located in Kanabec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Estes Brook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Estes Brook is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Brook
- Deerwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Onamia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Onamia.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Onamia ...
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 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Onamia.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Onamia. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Onamia and those printed in the larger area surrounding Onamia.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Onamia.
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 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 Onamia:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Mille Lacs County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Aitkin County
- Benton County
- Crow Wing County
- Kanabec County
- Morrison County
- Pine 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> | 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 Onamia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Onamia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |