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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 Stanchfield Corner (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 Stanchfield Corner. 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 Stanchfield Corner ...

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 Stanchfield Corner: Stanchfield Cor. (or less commonly used: Stanchfield Crn.)

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 northwest 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 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.

Stanchfield Corner is located in Isanti 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 Isanti County: Anoka, Chisago, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine & Sherburne.

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

  • Isanti County     (The home county of Stanchfield Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanchfield Corner, with the one closest to Stanchfield Corner listed first.
    • Stanchfield
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Grandy
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Braham
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Elm Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Elm Park is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park
    • Cambridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Minnesota Boys Town
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Minnesota Boys Town is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Boys Town
    • Dalbo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Isanti
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Bradford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Bradford is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Weber
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Weber is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
    • Crown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Crown is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
  • Anoka County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanchfield Corner, with the one closest to Stanchfield Corner listed first.
    • Bethel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Coopers Corner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Coopers Corner is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Corner
    • East Bethel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Saint Francis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Linwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Linwood is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
    • Oak Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Cedar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Nowthen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Nowthen is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowthen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,732 people
    • City of Columbus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • City of Columbus is located in Anoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of Columbus
      • Estimated population in 2015: 4,007 people
    • Ham Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Andover
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Benton County
    • Oak Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Oak Park is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
  • Chisago County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanchfield Corner, with the one closest to Stanchfield Corner listed first.
    • Rush City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Harris
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • North Branch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Branch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Branch is located in Chisago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
    • Stacy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Stacy is located in Chisago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,525 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stacy <1>
    • Almelund
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Chisago City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lindstrom
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Wyoming
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Center City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Shafer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kanabec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanchfield Corner, with the one closest to Stanchfield Corner listed first.
    • Coin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Coin is located in Kanabec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
    • Grasston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Mora
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Mora is located in Kanabec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,583 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mora <1>
    • Ogilvie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Quamba
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Quamba is located in Kanabec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quamba
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
  • Mille Lacs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanchfield Corner, with the one closest to Stanchfield Corner listed first.
    • Bock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Bock is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bock <1>
    • Princeton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Milaca
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Milaca is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milaca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,899 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milaca <1>
    • Pease
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Pease is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Foreston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Foreston is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
    • Estes Brook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Estes Brook is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Brook
  • Pine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanchfield Corner, with the one closest to Stanchfield Corner listed first.
    • Henriette
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Henriette is located in Pine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henriette
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Rock Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Brook Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Brook Park is located in Pine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
    • Beroun
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Beroun is located in Pine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beroun
    • Hinckley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sherburne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanchfield Corner, with the one closest to Stanchfield Corner listed first.
    • Zimmerman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Zimmerman is located in Sherburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,135 people
      • Zimmerman has also been known as:
      • Lake Fremont
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zimmerman <1>
    • Elk River
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Orrock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Orrock is located in Sherburne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrock
  • Burnett County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Stanchfield Corner, with the one closest to Stanchfield Corner listed first.
    • Randall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Randall is located in Burnett County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
    • Grantsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Grantsburg is located in Burnett County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
    • Alpha
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Alpha is located in Burnett County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
  • Polk County (WI)
    • Atlas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Atlas is located in Polk County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas

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

Cemeteries Near Stanchfield Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stanchfield Corner.

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 Stanchfield Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Stanchfield Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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 Stanchfield Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Stanchfield Corner.

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

  • Stanchfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Braham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rush Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Rush Point is located in Chisago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Point
  • Springvale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Springvale is located in Isanti County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
  • Cambridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Grass Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Grass Lake is located in Kanabec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
  • Brunswick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Brunswick is located in Kanabec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Stark
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Stark is located in Chisago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
  • Dalbo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Spring Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Lake is located in Isanti County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
  • Rush City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Harris
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Isanti
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Blomford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Blomford is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blomford
    • Bradford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Bradford is located in Isanti County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford

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

Newspapers Published in Stanchfield Corner ...

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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stanchfield Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stanchfield Corner, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stanchfield Corner.

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 helpful 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 Stanchfield Corner:

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 Stanchfield Corner, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stanchfield Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.