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 Saint Anthony (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 Saint Anthony. 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 Saint Anthony ...
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 Saint Anthony: St. Anthony
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint Anthony. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Anthony.
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 and hospitals 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.
Saint Anthony is located in Stearns 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 Stearns County: Benton, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Morrison, Pope, Sherburne, Todd & Wright.
Below are the counties that are near Saint Anthony. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Anthony:
- Stearns County (The home county of Saint Anthony)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Anthony, with the one closest to Saint Anthony listed first.
- Albany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Freeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Rosa
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Rosa is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Holdingford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Munich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Melrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Wendel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Wendel is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
- Opole
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Opole is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opole
- Saint Martin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Collegeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwald
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meire Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Meire Grove is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meire Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Anthony, with the one closest to Saint Anthony listed first.
- Rice
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Watab
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Watab is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watab
- Evergreen Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Village is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Sauk Rapids
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Douglas County
- Osakis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kandiyohi County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Anthony, with the one closest to Saint Anthony listed first.
- Regal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Regal is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Hawick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hawick is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawick
- Meeker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Anthony, with the one closest to Saint Anthony listed first.
- Eden Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Watkins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Manannah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Manannah is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manannah
- Morrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Anthony, with the one closest to Saint Anthony listed first.
- Upsala
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elmdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elmdale is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Bowlus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Prairie is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
- Swanville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sobieski
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sobieski is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sobieski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
- Flensburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Flensburg is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Royalton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Little Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Prairie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Prairie is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie
- Randall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Buckman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Buckman is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Genola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Genola is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Anthony, with the one closest to Saint Anthony listed first.
- Grove Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Grove Lake is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Lake
- Westport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Westport is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Sherburne County
- Cable
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cable is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- Todd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Anthony, with the one closest to Saint Anthony listed first.
- Grey Eagle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burtrum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pillsbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pillsbury is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury
- Long Prairie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- West Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Union is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Browerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Browerville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Clotho
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clotho is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clotho
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Anthony, see our County-by-County Page for Saint Anthony.
Cemeteries Near Saint Anthony ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Anthony.
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 Saint Anthony - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Anthony covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Anthony, with the one closest to Saint Anthony listed first.
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Dolors Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Rosa of Lima Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Millwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (172 more) ...
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Hegwigs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Saint Anthony in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saint Anthony.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Anthony, with the one closest to Saint Anthony listed first.
- Freeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Albany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Anna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Anna is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anna
- New Munich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holdingford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Upsala
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Avon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Melrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Wendel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Wendel is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
- Elmdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elmdale is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Grey Eagle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burtrum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Farming
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Farming is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farming
- Opole
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Opole is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opole
- Meire Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Meire Grove is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meire Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint Anthony. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Anthony.
Newspapers Published in Saint Anthony ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Anthony.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Anthony, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Anthony.
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 Saint Anthony:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Stearns County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Douglas County
- Kandiyohi County
- Meeker County
- Morrison County
- Pope County
- Sherburne County
- Todd 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 Saint Anthony, 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- Saint Anthony) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |