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 Popple Creek (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 Popple Creek. 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 Popple Creek ...
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 Popple Creek: Popple Crk. (or less commonly used: Popple Ck. or Popple Cr.)
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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Popple Creek is located in Benton 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 Benton County: Isanti, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Sherburne & Stearns.
Below are the counties that are near Popple Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Popple Creek:
- Benton County (The home county of Popple Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Popple Creek, with the one closest to Popple Creek listed first.
- Foley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gilman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ronneby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ronneby is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronneby
- Duelm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Duelm is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duelm
- Watab
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Watab is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watab
- Sauk Rapids
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Village is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Oak Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oak Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Rice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Isanti County
- Dalbo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Meeker County
- Watkins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mille Lacs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Popple Creek, with the one closest to Popple Creek listed first.
- Estes Brook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Estes Brook is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Brook
- Foreston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Foreston is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Pease
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pease is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Milaca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Princeton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Morrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Popple Creek, with the one closest to Popple Creek listed first.
- Morrill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Morrill is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
- Ramey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ramey is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
- Buckman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Buckman is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Royalton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- North Prairie is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- Genola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Genola is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Bowlus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pierz
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hillman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Elmdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elmdale is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Lastrup
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Little Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sobieski
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sobieski is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sobieski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Sherburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Popple Creek, with the one closest to Popple Creek listed first.
- Cable
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cable is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- Santiago
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Santiago is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
- Clear Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Becker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Orrock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Orrock is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrock
- Salida
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Salida is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salida
- Zimmerman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Big Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stearns County
- The following are listed by their distance from Popple Creek, with the one closest to Popple Creek listed first.
- Saint Cloud
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Village is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Sartell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Waite Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Stephen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Stephen is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 867 people
- Saint Joseph
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Augusta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Augusta is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augusta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,900 people
- Pleasant Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Collegeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Opole
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Opole is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opole
- Saint Wendel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Wendel is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
- Rockville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Popple Creek, with the one closest to Popple Creek listed first.
- Clearwater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hasty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hasty is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Silver Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Silver Creek is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- South Haven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Monticello
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Annandale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Maple Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Popple Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Popple Creek.
Cemeteries Near Popple Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Popple Creek.
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 Popple Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Popple Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Popple Creek, with the one closest to Popple Creek listed first.
- St. John's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Polish Lutheran Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Lawrence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Graham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Benton County Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (157 more) ...
- Benton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Popple Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Popple Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Popple Creek, with the one closest to Popple Creek listed first.
- Parent
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Parent is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parent
- Foley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gilman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Duelm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Duelm is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duelm
- Watab
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Watab is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watab
- Sauk Rapids
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Cloud
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cable
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cable is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- Oak Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oak Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Rice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morrill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Morrill is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
- Santiago
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Santiago is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Estes Brook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Estes Brook is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Brook
- Clear Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Joseph
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Popple Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Popple Creek.
Newspapers Published in Popple Creek ...
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 114 newspapers that have been published in the area around Popple Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Popple Creek, 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 Popple Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Popple Creek:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Benton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Isanti County
- Meeker County
- Mille Lacs County
- Morrison County
- Sherburne County
- Stearns 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> | 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 Popple Creek, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Popple Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |