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 Clear Lake (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 Clear Lake. 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.
Name Variations for Clear Lake ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.
Another variation: Clearlake.
- A typical abbreviation for Clear Lake: Clear Lk.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 hospitals and 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.
Clear Lake is located in Polk County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties 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 Clear Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clear Lake:
- Polk County (The home county of Clear Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Lake, with the one closest to Clear Lake listed first.
- Amery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amery
- Amery is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,799 people
- Clayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Deronda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deronda
- Deronda is located in Polk County
- Volga ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Horse Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Horse Creek is located in Polk County
- Balsam Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balsam Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Lake
- Balsam Lake is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
- Centuria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centuria
- Centuria is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 905 people
- Dresser
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Saint Croix Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Croix Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Croix Falls
- Saint Croix Falls is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Milltown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Osceola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Osceola is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
- Luck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Frederic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Barron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Lake, with the one closest to Clear Lake listed first.
- Turtle Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
- Turtle Lake is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Twin Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Prairie Farm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Farm
- Prairie Farm is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
- Almena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Poskin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poskin
- Poskin is located in Barron County
- Dallas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Barron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron
- Barron is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Cumberland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
- Cameron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast) - Chetek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east) - Rice Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Lake, with the one closest to Clear Lake listed first.
- Downing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Downing is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Ridgeland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Boyceville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyceville
- Boyceville is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
- Knapp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Knapp is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Wheeler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Tainter Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tainter Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tainter Lake
- Tainter Lake is located in Dunn County
- Menomonie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Lake, with the one closest to Clear Lake listed first.
- Spring Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Martell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martell
- Martell is located in Pierce County
- Saint Croix County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Lake, with the one closest to Clear Lake listed first.
- Deer Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Deer Park is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Star Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Prairie
- Star Prairie is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Glenwood City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood City
- Glenwood City is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Erin Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Corner
- Erin Corner is located in Saint Croix County
- New Richmond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- New Richmond is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,730 people
- Baldwin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Baldwin is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,078 people
- Hersey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
- Hersey is located in Saint Croix County
- Woodville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Woodville is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
- Hammond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Hammond is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
- Wilson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Wilson is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Somerset
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Roberts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Roberts is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
- Burkhardt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chisago County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Lake, with the one closest to Clear Lake listed first.
- Taylors Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylors Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Falls
- Taylors Falls is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,035 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylors Falls <3>
- Franconia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia
- Franconia is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Shafer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shafer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafer
- Shafer is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,144 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shafer <3>
- Center City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center City
- Center City is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center City <3>
- Almelund
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almelund have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almelund
- Almelund is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almelund <3>
- Lindstrom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindstrom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindstrom
- Lindstrom is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,731 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindstrom <3>
- Washington County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clear Lake, with the one closest to Clear Lake listed first.
- Marine-on-Saint-Croix
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marine-on-Saint-Croix have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine-on-Saint-Croix
- Marine-on-Saint-Croix is located in Washington County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marine-on-Saint-Croix <3>
- Scandia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scandia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia
- Scandia is located in Washington County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scandia <3>
- Bayport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayport
- Bayport is located in Washington County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,789 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayport <3>
- Oak Park Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Park Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park Heights
- Oak Park Heights is located in Washington County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,973 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Park Heights <3>
- Stillwater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Stillwater is located in Washington County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stillwater <3>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clear Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Clear Lake.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Clear Lake ...
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 153 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clear Lake.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Clear Lake. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Clear Lake and those printed in the larger area surrounding Clear Lake.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Clear Lake.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Clear Lake:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/
- Pages specific to Polk County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barron County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dunn County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Pierce County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Saint Croix County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Chisago County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Barron County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Polk County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Polk County
Cemeteries Near Clear Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clear Lake.
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 Clear Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clear Lake, with the one closest to Clear Lake listed first.
- West Clayton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Clayton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Clayton Cemetery
- Amery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amery Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #618855 <5>
- Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- Reeve Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reeve Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reeve Cemetery
- Clayton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clayton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clayton Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Rosary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Rosary Cemetery
- St. Charles Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Charles Cemetery
- Volga Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Volga Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the south of Amery.
- The Volga Cemetery has also been known as:
- Traveler's Rest Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Volga Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1361634 <5>
- Continue List (150 more) ...
- Elim Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elim Cemetery
- Wagon Landing Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wagon Landing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wagon Landing Cemetery
- Peace Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peace Cemetery
- Elim Cemetery
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.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Clear Lake had a population of 432 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Clear Lake had a population of 1,099 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clear Lake, with the one closest to Clear Lake listed first.
- Richardson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richardson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Richardson is located in Polk County
- Amery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amery
- Amery is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,799 people
- Clayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Deer Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Deer Park is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Joel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Little Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Little Falls is located in Polk County
- Deronda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deronda
- Deronda is located in Polk County
- Cylon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Volga ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Stanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Emerald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Turtle Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
- Turtle Lake is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Star Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Prairie
- Star Prairie is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Prairie Farm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Farm
- Prairie Farm is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
- New Richmond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
- New Richmond is located in Saint Croix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,730 people
- Star Prairie
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clear Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clear Lake.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clear Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clear Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clear Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2527, Longitude: -92.2705 |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Clear Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |