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 Taylors Falls (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 Taylors Falls. 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 Taylors Falls ...
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.
While the name of this city is Taylors Falls, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Taylors Falls may originally have been Taylor's Falls.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Taylors Falls might be written as Taylor Falls.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Taylors Falls is located in Chisago 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 Chisago County: Anoka, Isanti, Kanabec, Pine, Washington, Burnett (WI) & Polk (WI).
Below are the counties that are near Taylors Falls. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Taylors Falls:
- Chisago County (The home county of Taylors Falls)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Falls, with the one closest to Taylors Falls listed first.
- Franconia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Franconia is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia
- Shafer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Center City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Almelund
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lindstrom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chisago City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- North Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Branch is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Stacy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wyoming
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Harris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rush City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Anoka County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Falls, with the one closest to Taylors Falls listed first.
- Linwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Linwood is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- City of Columbus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- City of Columbus is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of Columbus
- Estimated population in 2015: 4,007 people
- Centerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lino Lakes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Bethel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Coopers Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Coopers Corner is located in Anoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Corner
- Ham Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Circle Pines
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Isanti County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Falls, with the one closest to Taylors Falls listed first.
- Weber
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Weber is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
- Minnesota Boys Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Minnesota Boys Town is located in Isanti County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Boys Town
- Isanti
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cambridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Grandy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stanchfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pine County
- Rock Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ramsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Falls, with the one closest to Taylors Falls listed first.
- White Bear Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Bear Beach is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bear Beach
- White Bear Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gem Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gem Lake is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
- North Oaks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Falls, with the one closest to Taylors Falls listed first.
- Otisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Otisville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
- Scandia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marine-on-Saint-Croix
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Forest Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Withrow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Withrow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
- Hugo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <2>
- Stillwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Duluth Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Duluth Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth Junction
- Grant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grant is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,107 people
- Dellwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dellwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Bayport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mahtomedi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barron County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Falls, with the one closest to Taylors Falls listed first.
- Turtle Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Turtle Lake is located in Barron County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Almena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Almena is located in Barron County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Twin Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Twin Town is located in Barron County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Town
- Burnett County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Falls, with the one closest to Taylors Falls listed first.
- Randall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Randall is located in Burnett County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Alpha
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Alpha is located in Burnett County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Grantsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Grantsburg is located in Burnett County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
- Siren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Siren is located in Burnett County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Polk County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Falls, with the one closest to Taylors Falls listed first.
- Saint Croix Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Saint Croix Falls is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Croix Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Dresser
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dresser is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Centuria
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Centuria is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centuria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 905 people
- Osceola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Osceola is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
- Balsam Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Balsam Lake is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
- Milltown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milltown is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
- Horse Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Horse Creek is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Volga ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Volga is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Deronda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Deronda is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deronda
- Luck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Luck is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luck
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
- Bunyan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bunyan is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
- Atlas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Atlas is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Saint Croix County (WI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Taylors Falls, with the one closest to Taylors Falls listed first.
- Star Prairie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Star Prairie is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Somerset
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Somerset is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,992 people
- New Richmond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- 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
- Deer Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Park is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Erin Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Erin Corner is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Corner
- Burkhardt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Burkhardt is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhardt
- North Hudson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- 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
- Roberts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Roberts is located in Saint Croix County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Taylors Falls, see our County-by-County Page for Taylors Falls.
Cemeteries Near Taylors Falls ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Taylors Falls.
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 Taylors Falls - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Taylors Falls covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Taylors Falls, with the one closest to Taylors Falls listed first.
- Kahbakong Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Franconia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Croix Falls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fristad Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fristad Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fristad Lutheran Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Centuria (WI).
- The Fristad Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fristad Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87987 <4>
- McAskill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sand Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Centuria (WI).
- The St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88966 <4>
- Crescent Beach Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Francis Xavier Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Almelund Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (158 more) ...
- Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chisago Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Taylors Falls had a population of 567 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Taylors Falls had a population of 1,035 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Taylors Falls, with the one closest to Taylors Falls listed first.
- Saint Croix Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Saint Croix Falls is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Croix Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Franconia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Franconia is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia
- Shafer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Center City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nye is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nye
- Almelund
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lindstrom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wolf Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wolf Creek is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Balsam Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Balsam Lake is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
- Cushing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cushing is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
- Chisago City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- East Farmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Farmington is located in Polk County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Farmington
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kost
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kost is located in Chisago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kost
- Scandia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Otisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Otisville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Taylors Falls. See our List of 1890's Communities around Taylors Falls.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Taylors Falls ...
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 128 newspapers that have been published in the area around Taylors Falls.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Taylors Falls. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Taylors Falls and those printed in the larger area surrounding Taylors Falls.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Taylors Falls.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Taylors Falls:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Chisago County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anoka County
- Isanti County
- Pine County
- Ramsey County
- Washington County
- Barron County
- Burnett County
- Polk County
- Saint Croix County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Minnesota
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Taylors Falls) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Taylors Falls, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |