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 Springs (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 Springs. 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 Springs ...
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 Springs: Pine Spgs. (or less commonly used: Pine Spngs. or Pine Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Pine Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pine Springs.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Pine Springs is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Anoka, Chisago, Dakota, Ramsey, Pierce (WI), Polk (WI) & Saint Croix (WI).
Below are the counties that are near Pine Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pine Springs:
- Washington County (The home county of Pine Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Springs, with the one closest to Pine Springs listed first.
- Willernie
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Birchwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Birchwood Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Mahtomedi
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Duluth Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Duluth Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth Junction
- Grant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grant is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,107 people
- Oakdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dellwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dellwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Lake Elmo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Park Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stillwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Withrow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Withrow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
- Landfall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Landfall is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landfall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Bayport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Anoka County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Springs, with the one closest to Pine Springs listed first.
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Circle Pines
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lino Lakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hilltop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hilltop is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Spring Lake Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Blaine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fridley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- City of Columbus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- City of Columbus is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of Columbus
- Estimated population in 2015: 4,007 people
- Coon Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Coon Creek is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Creek
- Coon Rapids
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ham Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Carver County
- Chanhassen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chisago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Springs, with the one closest to Pine Springs listed first.
- Wyoming
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Chisago City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lindstrom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stacy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Center City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Shafer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Franconia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Franconia is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia
- Taylors Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Branch is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Dakota County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Springs, with the one closest to Pine Springs listed first.
- South Saint Paul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Saint Paul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lilydale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lilydale is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilydale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- Sunfish Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mendota Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mendota
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Inver Grove Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Eagan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nininger
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Nininger is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nininger
- Nicols
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nicols is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicols
- Rosemount
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hastings
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Coates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Coates is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Hennepin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Springs, with the one closest to Pine Springs listed first.
- Saint Anthony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Minneapolis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Robbinsdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Richfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Golden Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bloomington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Edina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Louis Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Medicine Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ramsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Springs, with the one closest to Pine Springs listed first.
- North Saint Paul
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- White Bear Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- White Bear Beach is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bear Beach
- White Bear Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gem Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gem Lake is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- Little Canada
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vadnais Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- North Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cardigan Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cardigan Junction is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardigan Junction
- Highwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Highwood is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
- Saint Paul
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roseville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shoreview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Scott County
- Savage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Springs, with the one closest to Pine Springs listed first.
- River Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- River Falls is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,306 people
- Prescott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Prescott is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,279 people
- Trimbelle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trimbelle is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimbelle
- Beldenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beldenville is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beldenville
- Morton Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morton Corner is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Corner
- Martell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Martell is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martell
- Polk County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Springs, with the one closest to Pine Springs listed first.
- Horse Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Creek is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Osceola
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Osceola is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
- Dresser
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dresser is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Saint Croix Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Saint Croix County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pine Springs, with the one closest to Pine Springs listed first.
- North Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Hudson is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,833 people
- Hudson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,168 people
- Burkhardt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Burkhardt is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhardt
- Somerset
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Somerset is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,992 people
- Roberts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Roberts is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
- New Richmond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- 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
- Star Prairie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Star Prairie is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Erin Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Erin Corner is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Corner
- Hammond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hammond is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
- Baldwin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Baldwin is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,078 people
- Deer Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Deer Park is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pine Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Pine Springs.
Cemeteries Near Pine Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pine Springs.
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 Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pine Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pine Springs, with the one closest to Pine Springs listed first.
- Lakeview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Paul's Priory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chesed Shel Emes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rutherford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Boutwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Mary of the Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (249 more) ...
- St. Marys of the Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pine Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pine Springs, with the one closest to Pine Springs listed first.
- North Saint Paul
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mahtomedi
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hazel Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hazel Park is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Park
- Oakdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Duluth Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Duluth Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth Junction
- White Bear Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- White Bear Beach is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bear Beach
- Lake Elmo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Bear Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dellwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dellwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Gladstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gladstone is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Stillwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Withrow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Withrow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Little Canada
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cardigan Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cardigan Junction is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardigan Junction
- Hugo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- 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>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pine Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pine Springs.
Newspapers Published in Pine Springs ...
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 459 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pine Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pine Springs, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pine Springs.
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 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 Springs:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anoka County
- Carver County
- Chisago County
- Dakota County
- Hennepin County
- Ramsey County
- Scott County
- Pierce 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> | 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 Springs, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pine Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |