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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 Schley (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 Schley. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Schley is located in Cass 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 Cass County: Aitkin, Beltrami, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Morrison, Todd & Wadena.

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

  • Cass County     (The home county of Schley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Schley, with the one closest to Schley listed first.
    • Ryan Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ryan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Village
      • Ryan Village is located in Cass County
    • Cass Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cass Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass Lake
      • Cass Lake is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cass Lake <2>
    • Bena
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bena
      • Bena is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bena <2>
    • Federal Dam
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Federal Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Dam
      • Federal Dam is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Federal Dam <2>
    • North Central Cass
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Central Cass have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Central Cass
      • North Central Cass is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
    • Boy River
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boy River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy River
      • Boy River is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
    • Walker
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Walker is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 928 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walker <2>
    • Ah-gwah-ching
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ah-gwah-ching have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ah-gwah-ching
      • Ah-gwah-ching is located in Cass County
    • Whipholt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipholt
      • Whipholt is located in Cass County
    • Longville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
      • Longville is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longville <2>
    • Hackensack
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackensack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
      • Hackensack is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hackensack <2>
  • Beltrami County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Schley, with the one closest to Schley listed first.
    • Pennington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Rosby
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosby
      • Rosby is located in Beltrami County
    • Lavinia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
      • Lavinia is located in Beltrami County
    • Turtle River
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle River
      • Turtle River is located in Beltrami County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Tenstrike
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Bemidji
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Hines
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Blackduck
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Funkley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkley
      • Funkley is located in Beltrami County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8 people
    • Wilton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Wilton is located in Beltrami County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
    • Langor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langor
      • Langor is located in Beltrami County
  • Hubbard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Schley, with the one closest to Schley listed first.
    • Benedict
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benedict have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict
      • Benedict is located in Hubbard County
    • Laporte
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laporte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laporte
      • Laporte is located in Hubbard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laporte <2>
    • Akeley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akeley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeley
      • Akeley is located in Hubbard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akeley <2>
    • Lake George
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake George have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
      • Lake George is located in Hubbard County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake George <2>
  • Itasca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Schley, with the one closest to Schley listed first.
    • Squaw Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squaw Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squaw Lake
      • Squaw Lake is located in Itasca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Squaw Lake <2>
    • Max
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Max have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max
      • Max is located in Itasca County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Max <2>
    • Deer River
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer River
      • Deer River is located in Itasca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer River <2>
    • Zemple
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zemple have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemple
      • Zemple is located in Itasca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
    • Dora Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora Lake
      • Dora Lake is located in Itasca County

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

Newspapers Published in Schley ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Schley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Schley, 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 Schley.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Schley:

Cemeteries Near Schley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Schley.

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

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

  • Rabbits Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rabbits Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rabbits Cemetery
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
  • John Brown Cutback Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the John Brown Cutback Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Brown Cutback Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ten Lake Twp. Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Lea Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Lea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Lea Cemetery
  • Farris Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farris Cemetery
  • White Cloud Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cloud Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cloud Cemetery
  • Zion Memorial Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Memorial Cemetery
  • Sugar Bush Twp. Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugar Bush Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar Bush Twp. Cemetery
  • East Side Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Side Cemetery
  • Continue List   (55 more) ...
    • Golden Gate Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Golden Gate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Golden Gate Cemetery
    • St. Agnes Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Agnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Agnes Cemetery
    • Medicine Rite Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Medicine Rite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medicine Rite 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.<6>

While we didn't find Schley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Schley.

  • Deer River
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer River
    • Deer River is located in Itasca County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer River <2>

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

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

The official website for Cass County: www.co.cass.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Schley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Schley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3688, Longitude: -94.4161       In this case, the coordinates for Schley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<6>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 Schley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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