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 Point (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 Point. 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 Point ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Pine Point: Pine Pt.

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 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 Point is located in Becker 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 Becker County: Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail & Wadena.

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

• Becker County     (The home county of Pine Point)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Point, with the one closest to Pine Point listed first.
  • Ponsford
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponsford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponsford
    • Ponsford is located in Becker County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponsford <2>
  • Osage
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
    • Osage is located in Becker County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage <2>
  • Two Inlets
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Inlets
    • Two Inlets is located in Becker County
  • Wolf Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
    • Wolf Lake is located in Becker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Elbow Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow Lake
    • Elbow Lake is located in Becker County
  • Evergreen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Evergreen is located in Becker County
  • Rochert
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochert
    • Rochert is located in Becker County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochert <2>
  • Richwood
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
    • Richwood is located in Becker County
  • Frazee
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frazee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazee
    • Frazee is located in Becker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,381 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frazee <2>
  • White Earth
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Earth
    • White Earth is located in Becker County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Earth <2>
  • Detroit Lakes
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit Lakes
    • Detroit Lakes is located in Becker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,255 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit Lakes <2>
  • Callaway
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Callaway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
    • Callaway is located in Becker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callaway <2>
  • Ogema
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogema have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogema
    • Ogema is located in Becker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
• Clearwater County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Point, with the one closest to Pine Point listed first.
  • Long Lost Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Lost Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lost Lake
    • Long Lost Lake is located in Clearwater County
    • Estimated population in 2015: 44 people
  • Minerva
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
    • Minerva is located in Clearwater County
  • Rice Lake
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
    • Rice Lake is located in Clearwater County
• Hubbard County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Point, with the one closest to Pine Point listed first.
  • Park Rapids
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Rapids
    • Park Rapids is located in Hubbard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,335 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Rapids <2>
  • Dorset
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
    • Dorset is located in Hubbard County
  • Lake George
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake George have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
    • Lake George is located in Hubbard County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake George <2>
  • Nevis
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevis
    • Nevis is located in Hubbard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevis <2>
  • Akeley
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akeley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeley
    • Akeley is located in Hubbard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akeley <2>
• Mahnomen County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Point, with the one closest to Pine Point listed first.
  • Naytahwaush
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naytahwaush have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naytahwaush
    • Naytahwaush is located in Mahnomen County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naytahwaush <2>
  • Roy Lake
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Lake
    • Roy Lake is located in Mahnomen County
  • Waubun
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waubun have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubun
    • Waubun is located in Mahnomen County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waubun <2>
• Otter Tail County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Point, with the one closest to Pine Point listed first.
  • Davies
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Davies. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davies
    • Davies is located in Otter Tail County
  • Perham
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham
    • Perham is located in Otter Tail County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,638 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perham <2>
  • Vergas
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vergas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vergas
    • Vergas is located in Otter Tail County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vergas <2>
• Wadena County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Point, with the one closest to Pine Point listed first.
  • Menahga
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menahga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menahga
    • Menahga is located in Wadena County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menahga <2>
  • Sebeka
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebeka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebeka
    • Sebeka is located in Wadena County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebeka <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Pine Point ...

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

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 Pine Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

• Breck Memorial Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Breck Memorial Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Breck Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Breck Memorial Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Breck Memorial Cemetery
• Grand Medicine Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand Medicine Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grand Medicine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• St. Theodores Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Theodores Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Theodores Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Mt. Calvary Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Linnel Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linnel Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linnel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Snellman Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snellman Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snellman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Osage Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osage Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Osage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Pickerel Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pickerel Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pickerel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Palm Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palm Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery
  • Church of the Wildwood Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church of the Wildwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church of the Wildwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Pine Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Point.

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

• Osage
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
  • Osage is located in Becker County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage <2>
• Park Rapids
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Rapids
  • Park Rapids is located in Hubbard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Rapids <2>
• Menahga
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menahga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menahga
  • Menahga is located in Wadena County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menahga <2>
• Hubbard
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
  • Hubbard is located in Hubbard County
• Richwood
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Richwood is located in Becker County
• Frazee
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frazee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazee
  • Frazee is located in Becker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,381 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frazee <2>
• White Earth
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Earth
  • White Earth is located in Becker County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Earth <2>
• Luce
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luce have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce
  • Luce is located in Otter Tail County
• Davies
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Davies. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davies
  • Davies is located in Otter Tail County
• Perham
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham
  • Perham is located in Otter Tail County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perham <2>
• Sebeka
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebeka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebeka
  • Sebeka is located in Wadena County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebeka <2>
• Audubon
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon
  • Audubon is located in Becker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Audubon <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Pine Point ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Point.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Point, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Point.

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 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 Pine Point:

• Websites specific to Minnesota
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Minnesota State Archives

• Pages specific to Becker County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Clearwater County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Hubbard County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Mahnomen County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Otter Tail County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Wadena County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Minnesota
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Minnesota
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Minnesota
  • Cemeteries of Becker County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Minnesota
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Minnesota
  • Cemeteries of Becker County

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Becker County: www.co.becker.mn.us/

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