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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 Weber (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 Weber. 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.

Weber 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 Weber. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Weber:

  • Isanti County     (The home county of Weber)
  • Anoka County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weber, with the one closest to Weber listed first.
    • Coopers Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Linwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Bethel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • East Bethel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Francis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • City of Columbus
      (14 miles [22.5 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
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Andover
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Nowthen
      (18 miles [29 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
    • Blaine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Chisago County
  • Hennepin County
  • Kanabec County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weber, with the one closest to Weber listed first.
    • Coin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Grasston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Mora
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Ogilvie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Quamba
      (30 miles [48.3 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 Weber, with the one closest to Weber listed first.
    • Princeton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Bock
      (29 miles [46.7 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>
    • Pease
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pease is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Pine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weber, with the one closest to Weber listed first.
    • Rock Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Henriette
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Henriette is located in Pine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henriette
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Ramsey County
  • Sherburne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weber, with the one closest to Weber listed first.
    • Elk River
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Zimmerman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Orrock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weber, with the one closest to Weber listed first.
    • Forest Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Scandia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hugo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Otisville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Marine-on-Saint-Croix
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Withrow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dellwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Dellwood is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
    • Birchwood Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Birchwood Village is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
    • Duluth Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Grant
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Grant is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,107 people
    • Mahtomedi
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Willernie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Wright County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weber, with the one closest to Weber listed first.
    • Otsego
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Albertville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Burnett County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weber, with the one closest to Weber listed first.
    • Randall
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Randall is located in Burnett County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
    • Grantsburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Polk County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Weber, with the one closest to Weber listed first.
    • Saint Croix Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Osceola
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Dresser
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Centuria
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Atlas
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Milltown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Milltown is located in Polk County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
    • Horse Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Weber ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Weber.

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

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

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

  • Oxford Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Meadows Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Athens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Aetna Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Salem Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gerdins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Fridsborg Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fish Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Linwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Spring Lake Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • North Isanti Baptist Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (200 more) ...
    • Isanti Union Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Old Bethel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

Newspapers Published in Weber ...

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 136 newspapers that have been published in the area around Weber.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Weber, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Weber.

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 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 Weber:

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 Weber, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Weber) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.