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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 Plymouth (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 Plymouth. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Plymouth is located in Hennepin 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 Hennepin County: Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne & Wright.
Below are the counties that are near Plymouth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Plymouth:
- Hennepin County (The home county of Plymouth)
- The following are listed by their distance from Plymouth, with the one closest to Plymouth listed first.
- Medicine Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hamel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wayzata
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Minnetonka Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Minnetonka Mills is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnetonka Mills
- Golden Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Long Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Medina
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Corcoran
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anoka County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plymouth, with the one closest to Plymouth listed first.
- Columbia Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hilltop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hilltop is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Fridley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coon Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coon Creek is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Creek
- Anoka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coon Rapids
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Lake Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Blaine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lexington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Andover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Circle Pines
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plymouth, with the one closest to Plymouth listed first.
- Chanhassen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hazeltine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hazeltine is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeltine
- Victoria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chaska
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Carver
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Watertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dahlgren
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dahlgren is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlgren
- Waconia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mayer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cologne
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hydes Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hydes Lake is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydes Lake
- Hazelton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hazelton is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Dakota County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plymouth, with the one closest to Plymouth listed first.
- Lilydale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lilydale is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilydale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- Mendota
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mendota Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Nicols
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Nicols is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicols
- West Saint Paul
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Burnsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Eagan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sunfish Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Inver Grove Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- South Saint Paul
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Isanti County
- Crown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Crown is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- McLeod County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plymouth, with the one closest to Plymouth listed first.
- Lester Prairie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Winsted
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ramsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plymouth, with the one closest to Plymouth listed first.
- Lauderdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lauderdale is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,484 people
- New Brighton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mounds View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arden Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Falcon Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Roseville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Shoreview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cardigan Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cardigan Junction is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardigan Junction
- Little Canada
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- North Oaks
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Saint Paul
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Vadnais Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plymouth, with the one closest to Plymouth listed first.
- Shakopee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Savage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Marystown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Marystown is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marystown
- Prior Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Credit River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Credit River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
- Jordan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Saint Patrick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Patrick is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
- Cedar Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Sherburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plymouth, with the one closest to Plymouth listed first.
- Elk River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Big Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Salida
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Salida is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salida
- Zimmerman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plymouth, with the one closest to Plymouth listed first.
- Birchwood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Birchwood Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Dellwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dellwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Landfall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Landfall is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landfall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Mahtomedi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oakdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pine Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pine Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Willernie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Newport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hugo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Saint Paul Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Duluth Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Duluth Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth Junction
- Grant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Grant is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,107 people
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Plymouth, with the one closest to Plymouth listed first.
- Hanover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rockford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Michael
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Delano
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Albertville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Otsego
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montrose
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Waverly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Monticello
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rassat
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rassat is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rassat
- Howard Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Plymouth, see our County-by-County Page for Plymouth.
Cemeteries Near Plymouth ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Plymouth.
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 Plymouth - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Plymouth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Plymouth, with the one closest to Plymouth listed first.
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Parkers Lake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Anne's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Name Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Golden Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Herzl Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beth-el Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (304 more) ...
- Long Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Summit Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Glenhaven Memorial Garden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Plymouth had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Plymouth had a population of 79,635 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Plymouth, with the one closest to Plymouth listed first.
- Ditter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ditter is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditter
- Hamel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wayzata
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Long Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Minnetonka Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Minnetonka Mills is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnetonka Mills
- Crystal
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Minnetonka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Louis Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Robbinsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Corcoran
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hopkins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brooklyn Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Osseo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Plymouth. See our List of 1890's Communities around Plymouth.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Plymouth ...
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 341 newspapers that have been published in the area around Plymouth.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Plymouth. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Plymouth and those printed in the larger area surrounding Plymouth.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> of Plymouth.
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 Plymouth:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Hennepin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anoka County
- Carver County
- Dakota County
- Isanti County
- McLeod County
- Ramsey County
- Scott County
- Sherburne County
- Washington County
- Wright 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> | 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 Plymouth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Plymouth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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