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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 Grenora (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 Grenora. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Grenora is located in Williams County.

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 Williams County: Roosevelt (MT), Sheridan (MT), Burke, Divide, McKenzie & Mountrail.

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

  • Williams County     (The home county of Grenora)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grenora, with the one closest to Grenora listed first.
    • Hanks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks
      • Hanks is located in Williams County
    • Zahl
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Bonetraill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonetraill
      • Bonetraill is located in Williams County
    • Appam
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appam
      • Appam is located in Williams County
    • Alamo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Corinth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
      • Corinth is located in Williams County
  • Divide County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grenora, with the one closest to Grenora listed first.
    • Stady ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stady
      • Stady is located in Divide County
    • Alkabo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkabo
      • Alkabo is located in Divide County
    • Fortuna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Sheridan County (MT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grenora, with the one closest to Grenora listed first.
    • Dagmar
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Westby
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
      • Westby is located in Sheridan County (MT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westby <1>
    • Comertown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comertown
      • Comertown is located in Sheridan County (MT)
    • Antelope
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antelope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
      • Antelope is located in Sheridan County (MT)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antelope <1>
    • Reserve
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Medicine Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medicine Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Lake
      • Medicine Lake is located in Sheridan County (MT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medicine Lake <1>
    • Plentywood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plentywood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plentywood
      • Plentywood is located in Sheridan County (MT)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plentywood <1>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Grenora ...

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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grenora.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Grenora. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Grenora and those printed in the larger area surrounding Grenora.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Grenora.

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 Grenora:

Cemeteries Near Grenora ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grenora.

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

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

  • Grenora Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • St. Olaf Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Olaf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Olaf Cemetery
  • Hanks Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
  • West Writing Rock Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Writing Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Writing Rock Cemetery
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Boniface Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Boniface Cemetery
  • Gladys Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gladys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gladys Cemetery
  • Skabo Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
  • Coalridge Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (40 more) ...
    • Daneville Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daneville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daneville Cemetery
    • East Writing Rock Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Writing Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Writing Rock Cemetery
    • Emmaus Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmaus Cemetery

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

The official website for Grenora: http://www.cityofgrenora.com/

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 '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- Grenora) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grenora. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.6196, Longitude: -103.9357    
<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.




 

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