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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 Waldeck (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 Waldeck. 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 doctors 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.

Waldeck is located in Aitkin 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 Aitkin County: Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine & Saint Louis.

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

  • Aitkin County     (The home county of Waldeck)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waldeck, with the one closest to Waldeck listed first.
    • Hassman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Hassman is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassman
    • Palisade
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kimberly
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Kimberly is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
    • Aitkin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • McGregor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Minnewawa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Minnewawa is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnewawa
    • Haypoint
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Haypoint is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haypoint
    • Swatara
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Swatara is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swatara
    • Libby
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Libby is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
    • Hill City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Wealthwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Wealthwood is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wealthwood
    • Tamarack
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Tamarack is located in Aitkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Carlton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waldeck, with the one closest to Waldeck listed first.
    • Wright
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Automba
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Automba is located in Carlton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Automba
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waldeck, with the one closest to Waldeck listed first.
    • Outing
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Remer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Crow Wing County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Waldeck, with the one closest to Waldeck listed first.
    • Emily
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Emily is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emily
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emily <1>
    • Cuyuna
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Cuyuna is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyuna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
    • Deerwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Crosby
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Crosby is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,315 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosby <1>
    • Bay Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bay Lake is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Lake
    • Ironton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Trommald
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Trommald is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trommald
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Fifty Lakes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Crosslake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Riverton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Riverton is located in Crow Wing County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
    • Manhattan Beach
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Garrison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Waldeck ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waldeck.

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 Waldeck - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Riverside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Waukenabo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Fleming Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Church of the Blessed Virgin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Pine Knoll Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Spencer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Carrol Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lansford Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (61 more) ...
    • Hebron Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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.<2>

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

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

  • Rossburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Rossburg is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossburg
  • Aitkin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Kimberly
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Kimberly is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
  • McGregor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Libby
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Libby is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
  • Deerwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Tamarack
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Tamarack is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Malmo
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Malmo is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
  • Nichols
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Nichols is located in Aitkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
  • Garrison
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Wright
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Waldeck ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waldeck.

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

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 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 Waldeck:

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>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 Waldeck, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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- Waldeck) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.