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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 Red Lake (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 Red Lake. 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 Red Lake ...

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.

Another variation: Redlake.

  • A typical abbreviation for Red Lake: Red Lk.

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.

Red Lake is located in Beltrami 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 Beltrami County: Cass, Clearwater, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington & Roseau.

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

  • Beltrami County     (The home county of Red Lake)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Lake, with the one closest to Red Lake listed first.
    • Redby
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redby
      • Redby is located in Beltrami County
    • Little Rock
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
      • Little Rock is located in Beltrami County
    • Island Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
      • Island Lake is located in Beltrami County
    • Nebish
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebish
      • Nebish is located in Beltrami County
    • Ponemah
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponemah
      • Ponemah is located in Beltrami County
    • Debs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Debs
      • Debs is located in Beltrami County
    • Quiring
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiring
      • Quiring is located in Beltrami County
    • Puposky
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puposky
      • Puposky is located in Beltrami County
    • Saum
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saum
      • Saum is located in Beltrami County
    • Pinewood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
      • Pinewood is located in Beltrami County
    • Langor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langor
      • Langor is located in Beltrami County
    • Shotley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotley
      • Shotley is located in Beltrami County
  • Clearwater County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Red Lake, with the one closest to Red Lake listed first.
    • Leonard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
      • Leonard is located in Clearwater County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonard <2>
    • Clearbrook
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
      • Clearbrook is located in Clearwater County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearbrook <2>
    • Gonvick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gonvick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonvick
      • Gonvick is located in Clearwater County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gonvick <2>
    • Shevlin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shevlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shevlin
      • Shevlin is located in Clearwater County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shevlin <2>
    • Bagley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bagley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
      • Bagley is located in Clearwater County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,439 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bagley <2>
  • Polk County
    • Gully
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gully have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully
      • Gully is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people

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

Newspapers Published in Red Lake ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Red Lake.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Red Lake, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Red Lake.

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 Red Lake:

Cemeteries Near Red Lake ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Red Lake.

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 Red Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Red Lake Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Lake Cemetery
  • St. Antipas Episcopal Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Island Lake Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Island Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Island Lake Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
  • Clover Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clover Cemetery
  • Roosevelt Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Roosevelt Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • The Roosevelt Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Debs Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roosevelt Cemetery
  • Caldwell Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caldwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caldwell Cemetery
  • Quiring Twp. Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quiring Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quiring Twp. Cemetery
  • East Seljord Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Seljord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Seljord Cemetery
  • Sinclair Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sinclair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sinclair Cemetery
  • Buzzle Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buzzle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buzzle Cemetery
  • Capernaum Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Capernaum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Capernaum Cemetery
  • Continue List   (60 more) ...
    • Clearwater Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clearwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clearwater Cemetery
    • Seljord Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seljord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seljord Cemetery
    • East Zion Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Zion Cemetery

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Red Lake had a post office and no railroad service.

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

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

The official website for Beltrami County: www.co.beltrami.mn.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Red Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Red Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.8765, Longitude: -95.0156    
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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 Red Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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