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 White Hawk (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 White Hawk. 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 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.

White Hawk is located in Crow Wing County.

To see how the shape of Minnesota's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Crow Wing County: Aitkin, Cass, Mille Lacs & Morrison.

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

• Crow Wing County     (The home county of White Hawk)
  • The following are listed by their distance from White Hawk, with the one closest to White Hawk listed first.
  • Bay Lake
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Lake
    • Bay Lake is located in Crow Wing County
  • Deerwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
    • Deerwood is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deerwood <2>
  • Garrison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
    • Garrison is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrison <2>
  • Crosby
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
    • Crosby is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,315 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosby <2>
  • Cuyuna
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuyuna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyuna
    • Cuyuna is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
  • Ironton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
    • Ironton is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 554 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ironton <2>
  • Trommald
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trommald have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trommald
    • Trommald is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
  • Riverton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • Riverton is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
  • Merrifield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrifield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrifield
    • Merrifield is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrifield <2>
  • Brainerd
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd
    • Brainerd is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,449 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brainerd <2>
  • Lake Hubert
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Hubert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hubert
    • Lake Hubert is located in Crow Wing County
  • Baxter
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
    • Baxter is located in Crow Wing County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,483 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <2>
• Aitkin County
  • The following are listed by their distance from White Hawk, with the one closest to White Hawk listed first.
  • Nichols
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nichols. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
    • Nichols is located in Aitkin County
  • Wealthwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wealthwood
    • Wealthwood is located in Aitkin County
  • Aitkin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aitkin
    • Aitkin is located in Aitkin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,970 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aitkin <2>
  • Malmo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
    • Malmo is located in Aitkin County
  • Hassman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassman
    • Hassman is located in Aitkin County
  • Kimberly
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
    • Kimberly is located in Aitkin County
  • Palisade
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palisade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisade
    • Palisade is located in Aitkin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palisade <2>
  • McGrath
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGrath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrath
    • McGrath is located in Aitkin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGrath <2>
  • McGregor
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
    • McGregor is located in Aitkin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGregor <2>
• Cass County
  • The following are listed by their distance from White Hawk, with the one closest to White Hawk listed first.
  • East Gull Lake
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Gull Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gull Lake
    • East Gull Lake is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Gull Lake <2>
  • Lake Shore
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
    • Lake Shore is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,069 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Shore <2>
  • Outing
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Outing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outing
    • Outing is located in Cass County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Outing <2>
• Mille Lacs County
  • The following are listed by their distance from White Hawk, with the one closest to White Hawk listed first.
  • Vineland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vineland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
    • Vineland is located in Mille Lacs County
  • Onamia
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onamia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onamia
    • Onamia is located in Mille Lacs County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onamia <2>
  • Isle
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle
    • Isle is located in Mille Lacs County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 790 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isle <2>
  • Wahkon
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahkon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahkon
    • Wahkon is located in Mille Lacs County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wahkon <2>
• Morrison County
  • The following are listed by their distance from White Hawk, with the one closest to White Hawk listed first.
  • Harding
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
    • Harding is located in Morrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Hillman
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
    • Hillman is located in Morrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillman <2>
  • Lastrup
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lastrup have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lastrup
    • Lastrup is located in Morrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lastrup <2>

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

Cemeteries Near White Hawk ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of White Hawk.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

• Bennettville Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bennettville Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bennettville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Bay Lake Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bay Lake Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bay Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Dorris Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dorris Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dorris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Deerwood Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deerwood Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deerwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Garrison Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garrison Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Diamond Lake Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Diamond Lake Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Diamond Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Lakewood Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakewood Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Oak Grove Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Immanuel Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Irondale Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Irondale Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Irondale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Maple Grove Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Dykeman Union Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dykeman Union Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dykeman Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Black Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

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

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

• Nichols
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nichols. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
  • Nichols is located in Aitkin County
• Garrison
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
  • Garrison is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrison <2>
• Deerwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Deerwood is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deerwood <2>
• Aitkin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aitkin
  • Aitkin is located in Aitkin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aitkin <2>
• Malmo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
  • Malmo is located in Aitkin County
• Rossburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossburg
  • Rossburg is located in Aitkin County
• Vineland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vineland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
  • Vineland is located in Mille Lacs County
• Brainerd
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd
  • Brainerd is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brainerd <2>
• Opstead
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opstead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opstead
  • Opstead is located in Mille Lacs County
• Kimberly
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
  • Kimberly is located in Aitkin County
• Baxter
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
  • Baxter is located in Crow Wing County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <2>
• Crow Wing
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow Wing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Wing
  • Crow Wing is located in Crow Wing County
• Saint Mathias
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Mathias have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mathias
  • Saint Mathias is located in Crow Wing County
• McGregor
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
  • McGregor is located in Aitkin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGregor <2>

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

Newspapers Published in White Hawk ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around White Hawk.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of White Hawk, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for White Hawk.

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 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 White Hawk:

• Websites specific to Minnesota
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Minnesota State Archives

• Pages specific to Crow Wing County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Aitkin County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Cass County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Mille Lacs County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Morrison County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Minnesota
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Minnesota
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Minnesota
  • Cemeteries of Crow Wing County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Minnesota
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Minnesota

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for White Hawk. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Crow Wing County: www.co.crow-wing.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/