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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 Amidon (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 Amidon. 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 hospitals 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.

Amidon is located in Slope County and is the County Seat.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Slope County: Fallon (MT), Adams, Billings, Bowman, Golden Valley, Hettinger & Stark.

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

  • Billings County
    • Fryburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
      • Fryburg is located in Billings County
  • Bowman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amidon, with the one closest to Amidon listed first.
    • Bowman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman
      • Bowman is located in Bowman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
      • Former names for Bowman:
      • Eden
      • Lowden
      • Twin Buttes
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowman <1>
    • Rhame
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhame have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhame
      • Rhame is located in Bowman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhame <1>
    • Scranton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Gascoyne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gascoyne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gascoyne
      • Gascoyne is located in Bowman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
  • Hettinger County
    • New England
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Stark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amidon, with the one closest to Amidon listed first.
    • Schefield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schefield
      • Schefield is located in Stark County
    • Belfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfield
      • Belfield is located in Stark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,035 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belfield <1>
    • South Heart
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Heart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Heart
      • South Heart is located in Stark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Heart <1>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Amidon ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Amidon.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Amidon. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Amidon and those printed in the larger area surrounding Amidon.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of Amidon.

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 websites either 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 Amidon:

Cemeteries Near Amidon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Amidon.

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 Amidon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Amidon, with the one closest to Amidon listed first.

  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
  • Peaceful Valley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peaceful Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peaceful Valley Cemetery
  • Pierce Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierce Cemetery
  • Carroll Twp. Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • DeSart Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the DeSart Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of New England.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the DeSart Cemetery
  • Daglum Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daglum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daglum Cemetery
  • Cedar Lutheran Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Lutheran Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of Scranton.
    • The Cedar Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cedar Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101803 <4>
  • Schmidt Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schmidt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schmidt Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
  • St. Charles Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Charles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Charles Cemetery
  • Bowman Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Rainy Butte Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rainy Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rainy Butte Cemetery
    • Our Redeemers Lutheran Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)

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.<5>

While we didn't find Amidon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Amidon.

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

  • New England
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Fryburg
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
    • Fryburg is located in Billings County
  • Sully Springs
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sully Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sully Springs
    • Sully Springs is located in Billings County
  • Belfield
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfield
    • Belfield is located in Stark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,035 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belfield <1>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Amidon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/

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 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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Amidon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Amidon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4822, Longitude: -103.3193       In this case, the coordinates for Amidon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Amidon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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