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 Joliette Ferry (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 Joliette Ferry. 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 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.

Joliette Ferry is located in Kittson County.

To see how the shape of Minnesota's counties 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 Joliette Ferry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Joliette Ferry:

• Kittson County     (The home county of Joliette Ferry)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Joliette Ferry, with the one closest to Joliette Ferry listed first.
  • Humboldt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
    • Humboldt is located in Kittson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
  • Saint Vincent
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent
    • Saint Vincent is located in Kittson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
  • Mattson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mattson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattson
    • Mattson is located in Kittson County
  • Hallock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock
    • Hallock is located in Kittson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 904 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallock <3>
  • Noyes
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noyes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noyes
    • Noyes is located in Kittson County
  • Lancaster
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
    • Lancaster is located in Kittson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <3>
  • Kennedy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
    • Kennedy is located in Kittson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennedy <3>
  • Donaldson
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donaldson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
    • Donaldson is located in Kittson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
  • Lake Bronson
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bronson
    • Lake Bronson is located in Kittson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Bronson <3>
  • Halma
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halma
    • Halma is located in Kittson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halma <3>
• Marshall County
  • Stephen
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephen
    • Stephen is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephen <3>
• Pembina County (ND)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Joliette Ferry, with the one closest to Joliette Ferry listed first.
  • Joliette
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliette
    • Joliette is located in Pembina County (ND)
  • McArthur
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
    • McArthur is located in Pembina County (ND)
  • Bowesmont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowesmont
    • Bowesmont is located in Pembina County (ND)
  • Pembina
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
    • Pembina is located in Pembina County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembina <3>
  • Huron City ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron City
    • Huron City is located in Pembina County (ND)
  • Hamilton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
    • Hamilton is located in Pembina County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <3>
  • Pittsburgh
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
    • Pittsburgh is located in Pembina County (ND)
  • Bathgate
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bathgate
    • Bathgate is located in Pembina County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bathgate <3>
  • Glasston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasston
    • Glasston is located in Pembina County (ND)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasston <3>
  • Drayton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayton
    • Drayton is located in Pembina County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drayton <3>
  • Saint Thomas
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
    • Saint Thomas is located in Pembina County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Thomas <3>
  • Neche
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neche have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neche
    • Neche is located in Pembina County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neche <3>
  • Cavalier
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalier
    • Cavalier is located in Pembina County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cavalier <3>
• Walsh County (ND)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Joliette Ferry, with the one closest to Joliette Ferry listed first.
  • Herrick
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrick
    • Herrick is located in Walsh County (ND)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrick <3>
  • Cashel ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cashel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashel
    • Cashel is located in Walsh County (ND)
  • Auburn
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Auburn is located in Walsh County (ND)
  • Hoople
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoople have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoople
    • Hoople is located in Walsh County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoople <3>
  • Grafton
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
    • Grafton is located in Walsh County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,075 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <3>

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

Cemeteries Near Joliette Ferry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Joliette Ferry.

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

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

• Joliette Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joliette Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2303451 <4>
• Evangelical Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelical Cemetery
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evangelical Cemetery is located outside and to the north of McArthur (ND).
• Tabitha Lutheran Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabitha Lutheran Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabitha Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Humboldt Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humboldt Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humboldt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Oak View Catholic Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak View Catholic Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak View Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Morrison Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrison Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Lutheran Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
• St. Vincent Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Vincent Cemetery
• Pembina Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pembina Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pembina Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Swanson Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swanson Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swanson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Greenwood Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Red River Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red River Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Continue List   (89 more) ...
  • Emerson Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emerson Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Emerson Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Emerson (MB).
  • Joe River Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joe River Cemetery
  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Joliette Ferry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Joliette Ferry.

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

• Joliette
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliette
  • Joliette is located in Pembina County (ND)
• Bowesmont
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowesmont
  • Bowesmont is located in Pembina County (ND)
• Northcote
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northcote have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcote
  • Northcote is located in Kittson County
• Humboldt
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
  • Humboldt is located in Kittson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
• Saint Vincent
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent
  • Saint Vincent is located in Kittson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
• Pembina
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
  • Pembina is located in Pembina County (ND)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembina <3>
• Mattson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mattson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattson
  • Mattson is located in Kittson County
• Hallock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock
  • Hallock is located in Kittson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 904 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallock <3>
• Hamilton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Pembina County (ND)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <3>
• Pittsburgh
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
  • Pittsburgh is located in Pembina County (ND)
• Bathgate
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bathgate
  • Bathgate is located in Pembina County (ND)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bathgate <3>
• Glasston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasston
  • Glasston is located in Pembina County (ND)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasston <3>
• Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Drayton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayton
    • Drayton is located in Pembina County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drayton <3>
  • Kennedy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
    • Kennedy is located in Kittson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennedy <3>
  • Saint Thomas
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
    • Saint Thomas is located in Pembina County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Thomas <3>

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

Newspapers Published in Joliette Ferry ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Joliette Ferry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Joliette Ferry, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Joliette Ferry.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Joliette Ferry:

• Websites specific to Minnesota
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Minnesota State Archives

• Pages specific to Kittson County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Marshall County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Pembina County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Walsh County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Minnesota
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Minnesota
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Minnesota
  • Cemeteries of Kittson County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Minnesota
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Minnesota

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/