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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 Shoreview (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 Shoreview. 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 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.
Shoreview is located in Ramsey 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 Ramsey County: Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Shoreview. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shoreview:
- Ramsey County (The home county of Shoreview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shoreview, with the one closest to Shoreview listed first.
- Arden Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cardigan Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cardigan Junction is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardigan Junction
- Mounds View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vadnais Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Brighton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gem Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gem Lake is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- Roseville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Little Canada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Bear Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Falcon Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maplewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anoka County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shoreview, with the one closest to Shoreview listed first.
- Circle Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lexington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hilltop
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hilltop is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Spring Lake Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lino Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blaine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fridley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Coon Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coon Creek is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Creek
- Coon Rapids
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ham Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Carver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shoreview, with the one closest to Shoreview listed first.
- Chanhassen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hazeltine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hazeltine is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeltine
- Victoria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chaska
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chisago County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shoreview, with the one closest to Shoreview listed first.
- Wyoming
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stacy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Chisago City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lindstrom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Center City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Branch is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Shafer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Franconia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Franconia is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia
- North Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dakota County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shoreview, with the one closest to Shoreview listed first.
- West Saint Paul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lilydale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lilydale is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilydale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- Mendota
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mendota Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sunfish Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- South Saint Paul
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Eagan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Inver Grove Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Nicols
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Nicols is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicols
- Apple Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Burnsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rosemount
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hennepin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shoreview, with the one closest to Shoreview listed first.
- Saint Anthony
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Minneapolis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brooklyn Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Robbinsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Crystal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Golden Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Osseo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Champlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Louis Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Isanti County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shoreview, with the one closest to Shoreview listed first.
- Weber
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Weber is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
- Isanti
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Crown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crown is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shoreview, with the one closest to Shoreview listed first.
- Savage
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shakopee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prior Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Credit River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Credit River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
- Sherburne County
- Elk River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shoreview, with the one closest to Shoreview listed first.
- Birchwood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Birchwood Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
- Dellwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dellwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Mahtomedi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Willernie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pine Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pine Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Hugo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hugo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,452 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <1>
- Oakdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Duluth Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Duluth Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth Junction
- Grant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grant is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,107 people
- Withrow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Withrow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
- Landfall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Landfall is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landfall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Lake Elmo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wright County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shoreview, with the one closest to Shoreview listed first.
- Otsego
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hanover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Albertville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Michael
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rockford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pierce County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shoreview, with the one closest to Shoreview listed first.
- Prescott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prescott is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,279 people
- River Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- River Falls is located in Pierce County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,306 people
- Polk County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shoreview, with the one closest to Shoreview listed first.
- Osceola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Osceola is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
- Horse Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Creek is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Dresser
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dresser is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Saint Croix County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shoreview, with the one closest to Shoreview listed first.
- North Hudson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- North Hudson is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,833 people
- Hudson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hudson is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,168 people
- Somerset
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Somerset is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,992 people
- Burkhardt
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Burkhardt is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhardt
- New Richmond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Richmond is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,730 people
- Roberts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Roberts is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
- Star Prairie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Star Prairie is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shoreview, see our County-by-County Page for Shoreview.
Cemeteries Near Shoreview ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shoreview.
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 Shoreview - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shoreview covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shoreview, with the one closest to Shoreview listed first.
- Mary T Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rice Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Mary of the Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Marys of the Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Polish National Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sacred Heart Polish National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Polish National Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart Polish National Cemetery is located in Fridley.
- The Sacred Heart Polish National Cemetery has also been known as:
- Polish National Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2268307 <2>
- St. Mary's Orthodox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (285 more) ...
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Minneapolis.
- The Hillside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Washburn - McReavy Hillside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82513 <2>
- Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Minneapolis.
- The Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sunset Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83665 <2>
- Roselawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Shoreview in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shoreview.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shoreview, with the one closest to Shoreview listed first.
- Cardigan Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cardigan Junction is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardigan Junction
- New Brighton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mounds View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Canada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- White Bear Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fridley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gladstone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gladstone is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- White Bear Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- White Bear Beach is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bear Beach
- North Saint Paul
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mahtomedi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dellwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dellwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Minneapolis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hazel Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hazel Park is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Park
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shoreview. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shoreview.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Shoreview ...
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 426 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shoreview.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Shoreview. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Shoreview and those printed in the larger area surrounding Shoreview.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4> of Shoreview.
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 Shoreview:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Ramsey County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anoka County
- Carver County
- Chisago County
- Dakota County
- Hennepin County
- Isanti County
- Scott County
- Sherburne County
- Washington County
- Wright County
- Pierce County
- Polk County
- Saint Croix 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 Shoreview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Shoreview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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