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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 Palisade (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 Palisade. 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 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.

Palisade is located in Aitkin 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 Aitkin County: Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine & Saint Louis.

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

  • Aitkin County     (The home county of Palisade)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palisade, with the one closest to Palisade listed first.
    • Libby
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Libby is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
    • Hassman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hassman is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassman
    • Minnewawa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Minnewawa is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnewawa
    • Kimberly
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Kimberly is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
    • McGregor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Haypoint
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Haypoint is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haypoint
    • Swatara
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Swatara is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swatara
    • Aitkin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tamarack
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Tamarack is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Hill City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jacobson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wealthwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Wealthwood is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wealthwood
    • Malmo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Malmo is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
  • Carlton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palisade, with the one closest to Palisade listed first.
    • Wright
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Automba
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Automba is located in Carlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Automba
    • Cromwell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Cass County
  • Crow Wing County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palisade, with the one closest to Palisade listed first.
    • Emily
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Emily is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emily
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emily <1>
    • Cuyuna
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Cuyuna is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyuna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
    • Deerwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bay Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bay Lake is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Lake
    • Crosby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Crosby is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,315 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosby <1>
    • Ironton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Trommald
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Trommald is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trommald
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Fifty Lakes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Crosslake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Manhattan Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Itasca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Palisade, with the one closest to Palisade listed first.
    • Swan River
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wawina
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wawina is located in Itasca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawina
  • Saint Louis County
    • Island
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Island is located in Saint Louis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island

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

Cemeteries Near Palisade ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Palisade.

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 Palisade - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fleming Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Waukenabo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hebron Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lansford Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Shamrock Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Tschibegamig Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Church of the Blessed Virgin Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Carr Memorial Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (60 more) ...
    • Forest Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Macville Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Round Lake Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 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.<2>

While we didn't find Palisade in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Palisade.

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

  • Libby
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Libby is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
  • Kimberly
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Kimberly is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
  • McGregor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rossburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Rossburg is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossburg
  • Aitkin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tamarack
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Tamarack is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Wright
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Deerwood
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Malmo
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Malmo is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
  • Cromwell
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Island
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Island is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
  • Wawina
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wawina is located in Itasca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawina
  • Swan River
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Palisade ...

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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Palisade.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Palisade. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Palisade and those printed in the larger area surrounding Palisade.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of Palisade.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Palisade:

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 Palisade, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Palisade) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.