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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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
      • Libby is located in Aitkin County
    • Hassman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassman
      • Hassman is located in Aitkin County
    • Minnewawa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnewawa
      • Minnewawa is located in Aitkin County
    • Kimberly
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
      • Kimberly is located in Aitkin County
    • McGregor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Haypoint
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haypoint
      • Haypoint is located in Aitkin County
    • Swatara
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swatara have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swatara
      • Swatara is located in Aitkin County
    • Aitkin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tamarack
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamarack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
      • Tamarack is located in Aitkin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Hill City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
      • Hill City is located in Aitkin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hill City <1>
    • Jacobson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wealthwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wealthwood
      • Wealthwood is located in Aitkin County
    • Malmo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
      • Malmo is located in Aitkin County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
      • Wright is located in Carlton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wright <1>
    • Automba
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Automba
      • Automba is located in Carlton County
    • Cromwell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
      • Cromwell is located in Carlton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cromwell <1>
  • Cass County
    • Outing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Outing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outing
      • Outing is located in Cass County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Outing <1>
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emily have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emily
      • Emily is located in Crow Wing County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuyuna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyuna
      • Cuyuna is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
    • Deerwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
      • Deerwood is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deerwood <1>
    • Bay Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Lake
      • Bay Lake is located in Crow Wing County
    • Crosby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
      • Crosby is located in Crow Wing County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trommald have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trommald
      • Trommald is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Fifty Lakes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fifty Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty Lakes
      • Fifty Lakes is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fifty Lakes <1>
    • Crosslake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Manhattan Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manhattan Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan Beach
      • Manhattan Beach is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manhattan Beach <1>
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan River
      • Swan River is located in Itasca County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swan River <1>
    • Wawina
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wawina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawina
      • Wawina is located in Itasca County

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

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 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Fleming Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fleming Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fleming Cemetery
  • Waukenabo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waukenabo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waukenabo Cemetery
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
  • Hebron Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • Lansford Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lansford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lansford Cemetery
  • Shamrock Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shamrock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shamrock Cemetery
  • Tschibegamig Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tschibegamig Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tschibegamig Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • Church of the Blessed Virgin Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church of the Blessed Virgin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church of the Blessed Virgin Cemetery
  • Carr Memorial Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carr Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carr Memorial Cemetery
  • Continue List   (60 more) ...
    • Forest Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Cemetery
    • Macville Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macville Cemetery
    • Round Lake Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Lake Cemetery

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 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
    • Libby is located in Aitkin County
  • Kimberly
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
    • Kimberly is located in Aitkin County
  • McGregor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rossburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossburg
    • Rossburg is located in Aitkin County
  • Aitkin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tamarack
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamarack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
    • Tamarack is located in Aitkin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Wright
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
    • Wright is located in Carlton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wright <1>
  • Deerwood
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
    • Deerwood is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deerwood <1>
  • Malmo
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
    • Malmo is located in Aitkin County
  • Cromwell
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
    • Cromwell is located in Carlton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cromwell <1>
  • Island
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
    • Island is located in Saint Louis County
  • Wawina
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wawina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawina
    • Wawina is located in Itasca County
  • Swan River
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan River
    • Swan River is located in Itasca County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swan River <1>

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.

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

The official website for Aitkin County: www.co.aitkin.mn.us/

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

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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>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- Palisade) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Palisade. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.7119, Longitude: -93.4913       In this case, the coordinates for Palisade have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Palisade, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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