Poles from Poznań Who Settled in St. Louis County
Map of Powiats (Counties) in the Wielkopolskie Voivodeship where St. Louis County, MN Poles came from
Gnesen and Duluth
Some Poles from the Poznań area settled in St. Louis County in Northern Minnesota, primarily in Gnesen and Duluth. In reviewing the PGSMN newsletter archives and Find-a-Grave cemetery entries, we have found the names of some of the Polish towns and villages where Poles from St. Louis County emigrated from. The locations are primarily from the Wielkopolskie Voivodeship, and are listed below.
| Poznań Area Villages Where St. Louis County Poles Emigrated from | Parish that Poles from the Village Attended | County (Powiat) | Voivodeship | Diocese/ Archdiocese | St. Louis County Town(s) where They Settled |
| Będzieszyn | Szczury | Ostrów Wielkopolskie | Greater Poland (Wielkopolskie | Kalisz | Virginia |
| Białężyn | Białężyn | Poznań | Greater Poland (Wielkopolskie | Gniezno | Gnesen/Rice Lake Township |
| Bieganin | Raszków | Ostrów Wielkopolskie | Greater Poland (Wielkopolskie | Kalisz | Gnesen/Rice Lake Township |
| Biniew | Gorzno or Szczury | Ostrów Wielkopolskie | Greater Poland (Wielkopolskie | Kalisz | Duluth, Virginia |
| Bnin | Bnin | Poznań | Greater Poland (Wielkopolskie | Poznań | Gnesen Township |
| Budziejewo | Skoki | Wągrowiec | Greater Poland (Wielkopolskie) | Gniezno | Duluth |
| Górzno | Górzno/Szczury | Ostrów Wielkopolskie | Greater Poland (Wielkopolskie) | Kalisz | Duluth |
| Konarskie | Bnin | Poznań | Greater Poland (Wielkopolskie | Poznań | Gnesen Township |
| Kórnik | Kórnik | Poznań | Greater Poland (Wielkopolskie) | Poznań | Duluth |
| Lechlin | Lechlin | Wągrowiec | Greater Poland (Wielkopolskie) | Gniezno | Duluth, Gnesen Township |
| Łekno | Łekno | Wągrowiec | Greater Poland (Wielkopolskie) | Gniezno | Gnesen Township |
| Mącznik | Sokolniki | Gniezno | Greater Poland (Wielkopolskie) | Gniezno | Gnesen Township |
| Mieścisko | Mieścisko | Wągrowiec | Greater Poland (Wielkopolskie) | Gniezno | Duluth |
| Pacholewo | Białężyn | Oborniki | Greater Poland (Wielkopolskie) | Gniezno | Gnesen/Rice Lake Township |
| Pogrzybów | Pogrzybów | Ostrów Wielkopolskie | Greater Poland (Wielkopolskie) | Kalisz | Gnesen/Rice Lake Township, Duluth |
| Przysieka | Lechlin | Wągrowiec | Greater Poland (Wielkopolskie) | Gniezno | Duluth, Gnesen Township |
| Rabczyn | Pogrzybów | Ostrów Wielkopolskie | Greater Poland (Wielkopolskie) | Kalisz | Duluth |
| Radlów | Pogrzybów | Ostrów Wielkopolskie | Greater Poland (Wielkopolskie) | Kalisz | Gnesen/Rice Lake Township, Duluth |
| Rakowo | Łekno | Wągrowiec | Greater Poland (Wielkopolskie) | Gniezno | Gnesen Township |
| Raszków | Raszków | Ostrów Wielkopolskie | Greater Poland (Wielkopolskie) | Kalisz | Gnesen/Rice Lake Township, Duluth |
| Skoki | Skoki | Wągrowiec | Greater Poland (Wielkopolskie) | Gniezno | Duluth |
| Skrzebowa | Skrzebowa | Ostrów Wielkopolskie | Greater Poland (Wielkopolskie | Kalisz | Duluth |
| Smuszewo | Srebrna Góra | Wągrowiec | Greater Poland (Wielkopolskie) | Gniezno | Duluth |
| Sokolniki | Sokolniki | Gniezno | Greater Poland (Wielkopolskie) | Gniezno | Gnesen Township |
| Srebrna Góra | Srebrna Góra | Wągrowiec | Greater Poland (Wielkopolskie) | Gniezno | Duluth |
| Świecie | Świecie | Świecie | Kujawsko-Pomorskie | Pelplin | Duluth |
| Szczury | Szczury | Ostrów Wielkopolskie | Greater Poland (Wielkopolskie) | Kalisz | Duluth, Virginia |
| Wągrowiec | Wągrowiec | Wągrowiec | Greater Poland (Wielkopolskie) | Gniezno | Duluth |
| Wapno | Srebrna Góra | Wągrowiec | Greater Poland (Wielkopolskie) | Gniezno | Duluth |
| Werkowo | Łekno | Wągrowiec | Greater Poland (Wielkopolskie) | Gniezno | Duluth |
Below are links to the churches and villages that were affiliated with those churches.