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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 Parent (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 Parent. 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 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.

Parent is located in Benton 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 Benton County: Isanti, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Sherburne & Stearns.

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

  • Benton County     (The home county of Parent)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parent, with the one closest to Parent listed first.
    • Foley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Duelm
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Duelm is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duelm
    • Ronneby
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ronneby is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronneby
    • Gilman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Sauk Rapids
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Oak Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Park is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
    • Evergreen Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Evergreen Village is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
    • Watab
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Watab is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watab
    • Rice
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Rice is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <1>
  • Isanti County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parent, with the one closest to Parent listed first.
    • Dalbo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Crown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Crown is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
    • Bradford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Bradford is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
  • Kanabec County
    • Ogilvie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Meeker County
    • Watkins
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mille Lacs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parent, with the one closest to Parent listed first.
    • Estes Brook
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Estes Brook is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Brook
    • Foreston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Foreston is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
    • Pease
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Pease is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Milaca
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Milaca is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milaca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,899 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milaca <1>
    • Princeton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Bock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Bock is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bock <1>
  • Morrison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parent, with the one closest to Parent listed first.
    • Morrill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Morrill is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
    • Ramey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Ramey is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
    • Buckman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Buckman is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Royalton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • North Prairie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • North Prairie is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
    • Genola
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Genola is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Pierz
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Pierz is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierz
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierz <1>
    • Bowlus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Lastrup
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Elmdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Elmdale is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Little Falls
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sherburne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parent, with the one closest to Parent listed first.
    • Cable
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Cable is located in Sherburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
    • Santiago
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Santiago is located in Sherburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
    • Clear Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Orrock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Orrock is located in Sherburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrock
    • Becker
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Becker is located in Sherburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,033 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Becker <1>
    • Salida
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Salida is located in Sherburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salida
    • Zimmerman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Big Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Elk River
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Stearns County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parent, with the one closest to Parent listed first.
    • Saint Cloud
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Evergreen Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Evergreen Village is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
    • Sartell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Waite Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Stephen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Saint Stephen is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 867 people
    • Saint Augusta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Augusta is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augusta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,900 people
    • Saint Joseph
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant Lake is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
    • Collegeville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Saint Wendel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Saint Wendel is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
    • Opole
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Opole is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opole
    • Rockville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Wright County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Parent, with the one closest to Parent listed first.
    • Clearwater
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Hasty
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Hasty is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
    • Silver Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Silver Creek is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
    • Monticello
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • South Haven
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Annandale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Maple Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Otsego
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Parent ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Parent.

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

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

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

  • St. John's Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Patrick's Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Polish Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • St. Lawrence Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Benton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pioneer Benton County Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (163 more) ...
    • Minnesota Reformatory Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Maywood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Parent had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Duelm
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Duelm is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duelm
  • Foley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gilman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sauk Rapids
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Saint Cloud
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cable
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cable is located in Sherburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
  • Oak Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Park is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
  • Watab
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Watab is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watab
  • Santiago
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Santiago is located in Sherburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
  • Estes Brook
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Estes Brook is located in Mille Lacs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Brook
  • Clear Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Morrill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Morrill is located in Morrison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Rice
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Rice is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <1>
    • Clearwater
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Foreston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Foreston is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people

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

Newspapers Published in Parent ...

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 121 newspapers that have been published in the area around Parent.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Parent, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Parent.

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 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 Parent:

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 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.
<3>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 Parent, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Parent) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.