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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 Rossburg (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 Rossburg. 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 and doctors 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.

Rossburg is located in Aitkin 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 Aitkin County: Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine & Saint Louis.

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

  • Aitkin County     (The home county of Rossburg)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rossburg, with the one closest to Rossburg listed first.
    • Hassman
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassman
      • Hassman is located in Aitkin County
    • Kimberly
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
      • Kimberly is located in Aitkin County
    • Aitkin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Palisade
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palisade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisade
      • Palisade is located in Aitkin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palisade <1>
    • Wealthwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wealthwood
      • Wealthwood is located in Aitkin County
    • McGregor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Malmo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
      • Malmo is located in Aitkin County
    • Nichols
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nichols. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
      • Nichols is located in Aitkin County
    • Minnewawa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnewawa
      • Minnewawa is located in Aitkin County
    • Libby
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
      • Libby is located in Aitkin County
    • Tamarack
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamarack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
      • Tamarack is located in Aitkin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • McGrath
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGrath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrath
      • McGrath is located in Aitkin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGrath <1>
    • Haypoint
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haypoint
      • Haypoint is located in Aitkin County
  • Carlton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rossburg, with the one closest to Rossburg listed first.
    • Automba
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Automba
      • Automba is located in Carlton County
    • Wright
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
      • Wright is located in Carlton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wright <1>
  • Cass County
    • Outing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Outing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outing
      • Outing is located in Cass County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Outing <1>
  • Crow Wing County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rossburg, with the one closest to Rossburg listed first.
    • Deerwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
      • Deerwood is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deerwood <1>
    • Bay Lake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Lake
      • Bay Lake is located in Crow Wing County
    • Cuyuna
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuyuna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyuna
      • Cuyuna is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
    • Crosby
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
      • Crosby is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,315 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosby <1>
    • Ironton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Garrison
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
      • Garrison is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrison <1>
    • Trommald
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trommald have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trommald
      • Trommald is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Riverton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Riverton is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
    • Emily
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emily have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emily
      • Emily is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emily <1>
    • Crosslake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Fifty Lakes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fifty Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty Lakes
      • Fifty Lakes is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fifty Lakes <1>
    • Merrifield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrifield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrifield
      • Merrifield is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrifield <1>
    • Manhattan Beach
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manhattan Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan Beach
      • Manhattan Beach is located in Crow Wing County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manhattan Beach <1>
  • Mille Lacs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rossburg, with the one closest to Rossburg listed first.
    • Isle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle
      • Isle is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isle <1>
    • Vineland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vineland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
      • Vineland is located in Mille Lacs County
    • Wahkon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahkon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahkon
      • Wahkon is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wahkon <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Rossburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rossburg.

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

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

  • Church of the Blessed Virgin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church of the Blessed Virgin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church of the Blessed Virgin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spencer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spencer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spencer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rabbit Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rabbit Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rabbit Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Saron Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Howard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Diamond Lake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Diamond Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Diamond Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fleming Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fleming Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fleming Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (70 more) ...
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Thomas Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Calvary Baptist Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Baptist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

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

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

  • Kimberly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
    • Kimberly is located in Aitkin County
  • Aitkin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • McGregor
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Malmo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
    • Malmo is located in Aitkin County
  • Deerwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
    • Deerwood is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deerwood <1>
  • Nichols
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nichols. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
    • Nichols is located in Aitkin County
  • Garrison
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
    • Garrison is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrison <1>
  • Opstead
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opstead
    • Opstead is located in Mille Lacs County
  • Libby
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
    • Libby is located in Aitkin County
  • Tamarack
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamarack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
    • Tamarack is located in Aitkin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Vineland
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vineland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
    • Vineland is located in Mille Lacs County
  • Wright
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
    • Wright is located in Carlton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wright <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Rossburg ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rossburg.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rossburg, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rossburg.

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 Rossburg:

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

The official website for Aitkin County: www.co.aitkin.mn.us/

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

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 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.
<3>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.
<4>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 Rossburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Rossburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rossburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5352, Longitude: -93.5800       In this case, the coordinates for Rossburg have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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