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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 Amery (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 Amery. 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.

Amery is located in Polk County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Polk County: Chisago (MN), Washington (MN), Barron, Burnett, Dunn & Saint Croix.

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

  • Polk County     (The home county of Amery)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amery, with the one closest to Amery listed first.
    • Volga ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Deronda
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Clear Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Clayton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Clayton is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
    • Bunyan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Balsam Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Balsam Lake is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
    • Horse Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Centuria
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dresser
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Saint Croix Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Milltown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Milltown is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
    • Osceola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Barron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amery, with the one closest to Amery listed first.
    • Turtle Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Twin Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Twin Town is located in Barron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Town
    • Almena
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Almena is located in Barron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
    • Prairie Farm
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Prairie Farm is located in Barron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Farm
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
    • Poskin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Cumberland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cumberland is located in Barron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
    • Hillsdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Barron
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Dallas
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Cameron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Cameron is located in Barron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
  • Dunn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amery, with the one closest to Amery listed first.
    • Downing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridgeland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Ridgeland is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
    • Boyceville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Knapp
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wheeler
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Wheeler is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
  • Saint Croix County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amery, with the one closest to Amery listed first.
    • Deer Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Star Prairie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Star Prairie is located in Saint Croix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Prairie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
    • New Richmond
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Erin Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Glenwood City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Glenwood City is located in Saint Croix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
    • Somerset
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Baldwin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Hammond
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Roberts
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Hersey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Woodville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Burkhardt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Chisago County (MN)
  • Washington County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amery, with the one closest to Amery listed first.
    • Otisville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Marine-on-Saint-Croix
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Scandia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Bayport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bayport is located in Washington County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,789 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayport <1>
    • Stillwater
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Stillwater is located in Washington County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,694 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stillwater <1>
    • Withrow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Park Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Duluth Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Grant
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Grant is located in Washington County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,107 people

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

Cemeteries Near Amery ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Amery.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Amery, with the one closest to Amery 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Amery had a population of 451 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Amery had a population of 2,799 people.

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

  • Little Falls
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Falls is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
  • Volga ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Deronda
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Clear Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Richardson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Richardson is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
  • Joel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Joel is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel
  • Deer Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Clayton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Clayton is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Stanton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Stanton is located in Saint Croix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
  • Nye
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Nye is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nye
  • Star Prairie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Star Prairie is located in Saint Croix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Prairie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
  • Bunyan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Balsam Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Balsam Lake is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
    • Cylon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Cylon is located in Saint Croix County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylon
    • Turtle Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Amery ...

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 137 newspapers that have been published in the area around Amery.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Amery. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Amery and those printed in the larger area surrounding Amery.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Amery.

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 Amery:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Amery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Amery, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.