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 Page (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 Page. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Page 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 Page. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Page:
- Mille Lacs County (The home county of Page)
- The following are listed by their distance from Page, with the one closest to Page listed first.
- Milaca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Foreston
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Onamia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pease
(12 miles [19.3 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Estes Brook is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Brook
- Wahkon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Vineland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Vineland is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Isle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Princeton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Aitkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Page, with the one closest to Page listed first.
- Nichols
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Nichols is located in Aitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- McGrath
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Page, with the one closest to Page listed first.
- Oak Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Gilman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ronneby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ronneby is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronneby
- Foley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Duelm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Duelm is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duelm
- Watab
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Watab is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watab
- Rice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Crow Wing County
- Garrison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Isanti County
- The following are listed by their distance from Page, with the one closest to Page listed first.
- Dalbo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elm Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Elm Park is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park
- Braham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stanchfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Grandy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kanabec County
- The following are listed by their distance from Page, with the one closest to Page listed first.
- Ogilvie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Coin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coin is located in Kanabec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Quamba
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Quamba is located in Kanabec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quamba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Grasston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Morrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Page, with the one closest to Page listed first.
- Hillman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ramey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ramey is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
- Morrill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Morrill is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
- Buckman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Buckman is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Lastrup
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Harding
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Harding is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Royalton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Page, with the one closest to Page listed first.
- Henriette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Henriette is located in Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henriette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Brook Park
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Sherburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Page, with the one closest to Page listed first.
- Santiago
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Santiago is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
- Orrock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Orrock is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrock
- Zimmerman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- 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>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Page, see our County-by-County Page for Page.
Cemeteries Near Page ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Page.
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 Page - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Page covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Page, with the one closest to Page listed first.
- Chase Brook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chase Brook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Borgholm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- St. Louis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wendell Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- St. Kathryn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- St. Elizabeth Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Graceland Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (102 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 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.<2>
While we didn't find Page in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Page.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Page, with the one closest to Page listed first.
- Milaca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Foreston
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Morrill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Morrill is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
- Oak Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Estes Brook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Estes Brook is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Brook
- Gilman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Vineland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Vineland is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Foley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brunswick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Brunswick is located in Kanabec County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Dalbo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Buckman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Buckman is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Princeton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Parent
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Parent is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parent
- Springvale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Springvale is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Page. See our List of 1890's Communities around Page.
Newspapers Published in Page ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Page.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Page, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Page.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Page:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Mille Lacs County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Aitkin County
- Benton County
- Crow Wing County
- Isanti County
- Kanabec County
- Morrison County
- Pine County
- Sherburne 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 Page, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Page) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |