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 Enok (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 Enok. 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 doctors and 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.
Enok is located in Kittson County.
To see how the shape of Minnesota's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kittson County: Marshall, Roseau, Pembina (ND) & Walsh (ND).
Below are the counties that are near Enok. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Enok:
- Kittson County (The home county of Enok)
- The following are listed by their distance from Enok, with the one closest to Enok listed first.
- Kennedy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Halma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Bronson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Donaldson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Donaldson is located in Kittson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Deerwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Deerwood is located in Kittson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
- Hallock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Karlstad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mattson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mattson is located in Kittson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattson
- Humboldt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Humboldt is located in Kittson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Saint Vincent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Vincent is located in Kittson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enok, with the one closest to Enok listed first.
- Englund
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Englund is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englund
- Stephen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Strandquist
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Argyle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Newfolden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newfolden is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfolden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- Big Woods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Big Woods is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
- Roseau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Enok, with the one closest to Enok listed first.
- Greenbush
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Strathcona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Strathcona is located in Roseau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathcona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Pembina County (ND)
- The following are listed by their distance from Enok, with the one closest to Enok listed first.
- Bowesmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bowesmont is located in Pembina County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowesmont
- Pittsburgh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pittsburgh is located in Pembina County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
- Drayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Joliette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Joliette is located in Pembina County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliette
- McArthur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- McArthur is located in Pembina County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
- Walsh County (ND)
- The following are listed by their distance from Enok, with the one closest to Enok listed first.
- Herrick
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cashel ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cashel is located in Walsh County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashel
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Enok, see our County-by-County Page for Enok.
Cemeteries Near Enok ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Enok.
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 Enok - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Enok covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Enok, with the one closest to Enok listed first.
- Jupiter Mission Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East Emmaus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jupiter Community Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Emmaus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mandie Johnson Farm Burials
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oslo Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Johansson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Edward Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vagle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Brook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pederson Burials
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tree Claim Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (104 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kennedy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Enok in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Enok.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Enok, with the one closest to Enok listed first.
- Kennedy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Donaldson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Donaldson is located in Kittson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Hallock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Englund
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Englund is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englund
- Stephen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mattson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mattson is located in Kittson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattson
- Pelan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pelan is located in Kittson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelan
- Northcote
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Northcote is located in Kittson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcote
- Bowesmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bowesmont is located in Pembina County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowesmont
- Pittsburgh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pittsburgh is located in Pembina County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
- Drayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Argyle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Foldahl
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Foldahl is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foldahl
- Humboldt
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Humboldt is located in Kittson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Joliette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Joliette is located in Pembina County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliette
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Enok. See our List of 1890's Communities around Enok.
Newspapers Published in Enok ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Enok.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Enok, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Enok.
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 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 Enok:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Kittson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Marshall County
- Roseau County
- Pembina County
- Walsh County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Minnesota
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> | 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 Enok, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Enok) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |