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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 Pine Knoll (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 Pine Knoll. 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.

Name Variations for Pine Knoll ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Pine Knoll: Pine Knl. (or less commonly used: Pine Knol.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pine Knoll. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pine Knoll.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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 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.

Pine Knoll 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 Pine Knoll. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Knoll:

  • Aitkin County     (The home county of Pine Knoll)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Knoll, with the one closest to Pine Knoll listed first.
    • Aitkin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hassman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Hassman is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassman
    • Kimberly
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Kimberly is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
    • Palisade
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wealthwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Wealthwood is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wealthwood
    • Nichols
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Nichols is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
    • Malmo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Malmo is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
    • McGregor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Swatara
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Swatara is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swatara
    • Haypoint
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Haypoint is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haypoint
    • Minnewawa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Minnewawa is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnewawa
    • Libby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Libby is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
    • Hill City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Knoll, with the one closest to Pine Knoll listed first.
    • Outing
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Shore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • East Gull Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Crow Wing County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Knoll, with the one closest to Pine Knoll listed first.
    • Cuyuna
      (9 miles [14.5 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
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Crosby
      (11 miles [17.7 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>
    • Bay Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bay Lake is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Lake
    • Ironton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Trommald
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Trommald is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trommald
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Emily
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Riverton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Riverton is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
    • Crosslake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Garrison
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Fifty Lakes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Manhattan Beach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Breezy Point
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Mille Lacs County
    • Vineland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Vineland is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland

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

Cemeteries Near Pine Knoll ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Knoll.

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 Pine Knoll - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Pine Knoll Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedarbrook - St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Carrol Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Spencer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dorris Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Diamond Lake Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (72 more) ...

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>

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

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

  • Aitkin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rossburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Rossburg is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossburg
  • Deerwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Kimberly
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Kimberly is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
  • Nichols
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Nichols is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
  • Garrison
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Malmo
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Malmo is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
  • McGregor
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Libby
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Libby is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
  • Brainerd
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Opstead
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Opstead is located in Mille Lacs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opstead
  • Vineland
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Vineland is located in Mille Lacs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
  • Baxter
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Baxter is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,483 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Pine Knoll ...

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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Knoll.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Knoll, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Knoll.

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 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 Pine Knoll:

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 Pine Knoll, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Pine Knoll) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.