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 Palmdale (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 Palmdale. 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 and hospitals 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.
Palmdale is located in Chisago 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 Chisago County: Anoka, Isanti, Kanabec, Pine, Washington, Burnett (WI) & Polk (WI).
Below are the counties that are near Palmdale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Palmdale:
- Chisago County (The home county of Palmdale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmdale, with the one closest to Palmdale listed first.
- Almelund
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shafer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Taylors Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Center City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Franconia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Franconia is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia
- Lindstrom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chisago City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Branch is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- North Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stacy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Harris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wyoming
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rush City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Anoka County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmdale, with the one closest to Palmdale listed first.
- Linwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Linwood is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- City of Columbus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- City of Columbus is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of Columbus
- Estimated population in 2015: 4,007 people
- East Bethel
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Coopers Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Coopers Corner is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Corner
- Centerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ham Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lino Lakes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Circle Pines
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Blaine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lexington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Isanti County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmdale, with the one closest to Palmdale listed first.
- Weber
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Weber is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
- Minnesota Boys Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Minnesota Boys Town is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Boys Town
- Isanti
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Grandy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stanchfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Braham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Park is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park
- Pine County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmdale, with the one closest to Palmdale listed first.
- Rock Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pine City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ramsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmdale, with the one closest to Palmdale listed first.
- White Bear Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- White Bear Beach is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bear Beach
- White Bear Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Oaks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmdale, with the one closest to Palmdale listed first.
- Otisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Otisville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
- Scandia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Marine-on-Saint-Croix
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Forest Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hugo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hugo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,452 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <1>
- Withrow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Withrow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
- Duluth Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Duluth Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth Junction
- Grant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Grant is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,107 people
- Stillwater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dellwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dellwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Mahtomedi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Park Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Birchwood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Birchwood Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Barron County (WI)
- Turtle Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Turtle Lake is located in Barron County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Burnett County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmdale, with the one closest to Palmdale listed first.
- Randall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Randall is located in Burnett County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Grantsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Grantsburg is located in Burnett County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
- Alpha
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Alpha is located in Burnett County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Siren
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Siren is located in Burnett County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Polk County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmdale, with the one closest to Palmdale listed first.
- Saint Croix Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Croix Falls is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Croix Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Centuria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Centuria is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centuria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 905 people
- Dresser
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dresser is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Osceola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Osceola is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
- Milltown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Milltown is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
- Balsam Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Balsam Lake is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
- Atlas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Atlas is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Luck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Luck is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luck
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
- Horse Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Horse Creek is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Bunyan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bunyan is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
- Volga ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Volga is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Deronda
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Deronda is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deronda
- Frederic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Frederic is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
- Saint Croix County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Palmdale, with the one closest to Palmdale listed first.
- Star Prairie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Star Prairie is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Somerset
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Somerset is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,992 people
- Deer Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Park is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- New Richmond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Richmond is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,730 people
- Erin Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Erin Corner is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Corner
- Burkhardt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Burkhardt is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhardt
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Palmdale, see our County-by-County Page for Palmdale.
Cemeteries Near Palmdale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Palmdale.
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 Palmdale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Palmdale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Palmdale, with the one closest to Palmdale listed first.
- Almelund Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kahbakong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chisago Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Franconia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Beach Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Croix Falls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kost Evangelical Free Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lindstrom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glader Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (163 more) ...
- McAskill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fristad Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fristad Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fristad Lutheran Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Centuria (WI).
- The Fristad Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fristad Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87987 <3>
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 Palmdale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Palmdale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Palmdale, with the one closest to Palmdale listed first.
- Almelund
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shafer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Taylors Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Center City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Croix Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Croix Falls is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Croix Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Franconia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Franconia is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia
- Wolf Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wolf Creek is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Kost
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kost is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kost
- Lindstrom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cushing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cushing is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
- Sunrise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sunrise is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Chisago City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- North Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stacy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Nye
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nye is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nye
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Palmdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Palmdale.
Newspapers Published in Palmdale ...
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 138 newspapers that have been published in the area around Palmdale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Palmdale, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Palmdale.
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 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 Palmdale:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Chisago County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anoka County
- Isanti County
- Pine County
- Ramsey County
- Washington County
- Barron County
- Burnett County
- Polk County
- Saint Croix 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Palmdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <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 Palmdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |