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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 Pine Ridge Court (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 Ridge Court. 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 Ridge Court ...

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 occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Pine Ridge Court: Pine-Ridge Ct. (or less commonly used: Pine-Ridge Crt.)

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 Ridge Court is located in Sherburne 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 Sherburne County: Anoka, Benton, Isanti, Mille Lacs, Stearns & Wright.

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

  • Sherburne County     (The home county of Pine Ridge Court)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge Court, with the one closest to Pine Ridge Court listed first.
    • Becker
      (Less than 2 miles 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
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Salida is located in Sherburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salida
    • Orrock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Orrock is located in Sherburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrock
    • Clear Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Santiago
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Santiago is located in Sherburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
    • Cable
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Cable is located in Sherburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
    • Zimmerman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Elk River
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Anoka County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge Court, with the one closest to Pine Ridge Court listed first.
    • Nowthen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Nowthen is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowthen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,732 people
    • Ramsey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Francis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Oak Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Anoka
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Andover
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Cedar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Bethel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Coopers Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Coopers Corner is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Corner
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge Court, with the one closest to Pine Ridge Court listed first.
    • Duelm
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Duelm is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duelm
    • Foley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Ronneby
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Ronneby is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronneby
    • Sauk Rapids
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Oak Park is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
    • Evergreen Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Evergreen Village is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
    • Gilman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Watab
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Watab is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watab
    • Rice
      (30 miles [48.3 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>
  • Carver County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge Court, with the one closest to Pine Ridge Court listed first.
    • Watertown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Hazelton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Hazelton is located in Carver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
  • Hennepin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge Court, with the one closest to Pine Ridge Court listed first.
    • Rogers
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rogers is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,623 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <1>
    • Greenfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenfield is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,058 people
    • Dayton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Corcoran
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Loretto
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Independence
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Independence is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,786 people
    • Champlin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Maple Plain
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Maple Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Medina
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hamel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Osseo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Osseo is located in Hennepin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osseo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,703 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osseo <1>
  • Isanti County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge Court, with the one closest to Pine Ridge Court listed first.
    • Crown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Crown is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
    • Bradford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Bradford is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Dalbo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Isanti
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Meeker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge Court, with the one closest to Pine Ridge Court listed first.
    • Kingston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Kingston is located in Meeker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
    • Watkins
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Dassel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mille Lacs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge Court, with the one closest to Pine Ridge Court listed first.
    • Estes Brook
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Estes Brook is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Brook
    • Princeton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Pease
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Pease is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Foreston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Foreston is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
    • Milaca
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Bock
      (30 miles [48.3 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 Pine Ridge Court, with the one closest to Pine Ridge Court listed first.
    • Morrill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Morrill is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
    • Ramey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Ramey is located in Morrison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
  • Stearns County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge Court, with the one closest to Pine Ridge Court listed first.
    • Saint Augusta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Saint Augusta is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augusta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,900 people
    • Saint Cloud
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairhaven
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Fairhaven is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
    • Waite Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Kimball Prairie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Kimball Prairie is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball Prairie
    • Kimball
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Pleasant Lake is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
    • Evergreen Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Evergreen Village is located in Stearns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
    • Rockville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Sartell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Joseph
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Cold Spring
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Wright County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pine Ridge Court, with the one closest to Pine Ridge Court listed first.
    • Hasty
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Hasty is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
    • Monticello
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Silver Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Silver Creek is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
    • Clearwater
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Maple Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Buffalo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Albertville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Otsego
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Annandale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Michael
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rassat
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Rassat is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rassat
    • Albion Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Albion Center is located in Wright County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion Center

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

Cemeteries Near Pine Ridge Court ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Ridge Court.

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 Ridge Court - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Becker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Danish Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Snake River Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • South Santiago Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • St. Henrys Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Lake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • St. Marcus Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marcus Cemetery
    • The St. Marcus Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Clear Lake Cemetery
    • St. Marcus Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83393 <2>
  • Continue List   (236 more) ...
    • Two Stone Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Santiago Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • Becker
    (Less than 2 miles 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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Salida is located in Sherburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salida
  • Hasty
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hasty is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
  • Silver Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver Creek is located in Wright County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
  • Monticello
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Orrock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Orrock is located in Sherburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrock
  • Clear Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Clearwater
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Santiago
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Santiago is located in Sherburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
  • Bailey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bailey is located in Sherburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
  • Duelm
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Duelm is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duelm
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Cable
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Cable is located in Sherburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
    • Maple Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Zimmerman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • 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>

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

Newspapers Published in Pine Ridge Court ...

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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Ridge Court.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Ridge Court, 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 Pine Ridge Court.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Pine Ridge Court:

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 Ridge Court, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Ridge Court) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.