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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 Deronda (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 Deronda. 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 hospitals 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.

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

  • Polk County     (The home county of Deronda)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deronda, with the one closest to Deronda listed first.
    • Amery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Volga ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Clear Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Horse Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Balsam Lake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Balsam Lake is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
    • Dresser
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Centuria
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Clayton
      (12 miles [19.3 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
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Saint Croix Falls
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Osceola
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Milltown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Milltown is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
  • Barron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deronda, with the one closest to Deronda listed first.
    • Turtle Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Twin Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Twin Town is located in Barron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Town
    • Almena
      (20 miles [32.2 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
      (22 miles [35.4 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
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Cumberland
      (25 miles [40.2 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
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Barron
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Dallas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Dunn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deronda, with the one closest to Deronda listed first.
    • Downing
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridgeland
      (26 miles [41.8 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
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Knapp
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Croix County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deronda, with the one closest to Deronda listed first.
    • Deer Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Star Prairie
      (8 miles [12.9 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
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Erin Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Somerset
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Glenwood City
      (21 miles [33.8 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
    • Hammond
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Roberts
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Burkhardt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Baldwin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Woodville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Hersey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Chisago County (MN)
  • Ramsey County (MN)
  • Washington County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deronda, with the one closest to Deronda listed first.
    • Otisville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Marine-on-Saint-Croix
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Scandia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Stillwater
      (25 miles [40.2 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
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Bayport
      (26 miles [41.8 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>
    • Oak Park Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Duluth Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Grant
      (27 miles [43.5 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
    • Hugo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Dellwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Dellwood is located in Washington County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people

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

Cemeteries Near Deronda ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deronda.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Deronda, with the one closest to Deronda 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 in 1895, Deronda had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Little Falls
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Little Falls is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
  • Amery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Volga ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Nye
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Nye is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nye
  • Star Prairie
    (8 miles [12.9 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
  • Deer Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Clear Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Stanton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Stanton is located in Saint Croix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
  • Joel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Joel is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel
  • Balsam Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Balsam Lake is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
  • Richardson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Richardson is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
  • Clayton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Clayton is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Deronda ...

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 Deronda.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Deronda, 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 Deronda.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Deronda:

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 from Point A (ie- Deronda) 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 Deronda, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.