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 Bennett (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 Bennett. 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 southeast 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 south.
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 south 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.
Bennett is located in Douglas 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 Douglas County: Carlton (MN), Pine (MN), Saint Louis (MN), Bayfield, Burnett, Sawyer & Washburn.
Below are the counties that are near Bennett. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bennett:
- Douglas County (The home county of Bennett)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennett, with the one closest to Bennett listed first.
- Hawthorne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hawthorne is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Sauntry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sauntry is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauntry
- Solon Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Solon Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Lake Nebagamon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Nebagamon is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Nebagamon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
- Poplar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Poplar is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- South Range
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Range is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Range
- Cloverland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Saunders
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saunders is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders
- Dedham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dedham is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
- Superior Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Superior Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Moose Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Moose Junction is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Junction
- Oliver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oliver is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
- Bayfield County
- Delta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Delta is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Washburn County
- Minong
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Minong is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Carlton County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennett, with the one closest to Bennett listed first.
- Holyoke
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Holyoke is located in Carlton County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
- Wrenshall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thomson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thomson is located in Carlton County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
- Estimated population in 2014: 158 people
- Carlton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Esko
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pine County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennett, with the one closest to Bennett listed first.
- Kingsdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsdale is located in Pine County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
- Cloverton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverton is located in Pine County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverton
- Saint Louis County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bennett, with the one closest to Bennett listed first.
- New Duluth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Duluth is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Duluth
- Gary
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gary is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Oneota
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oneota is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneota
- Duluth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Duluth is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,773 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duluth <1>
- Proctor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Proctor is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <1>
- Clifton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Adolph
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hermantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bennett, see our County-by-County Page for Bennett.
Cemeteries Near Bennett ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bennett.
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 Bennett - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bennett covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bennett, with the one closest to Bennett listed first.
- Bennett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Parkview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Poplar Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Barnes Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Highland Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blueberry Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wascott Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Continue List (43 more) ...
- Riverhill Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Nemadji Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemadji Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nemadji Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Superior.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88528 <2>
- St. Francis Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Francis Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Superior.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88930 <2>
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.<3>
While we didn't find Bennett in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bennett.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bennett, with the one closest to Bennett listed first.
- Hawthorne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hawthorne is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Sauntry
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sauntry is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauntry
- Poplar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Poplar is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Maple
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maple is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- South Range
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Range is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Range
- Blueberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blueberry is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueberry
- Cutter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cutter is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutter
- Brule
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brule is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brule
- Boylston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boylston is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
- Itasca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Itasca is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Itasca
- Dedham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dedham is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham
- Muskeg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Muskeg is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskeg
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- South Superior
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Superior is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Superior
- Pokegama
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pokegama is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokegama
- Iron River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Iron River is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron River
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bennett. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bennett.
Newspapers Published in Bennett ...
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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bennett.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bennett, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bennett.
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 Bennett:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Douglas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bayfield County
- Washburn County
- Carlton County
- Pine County
- Saint Louis County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
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> | 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 Bennett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Bennett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |