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 Lockhart (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 Lockhart. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Lockhart is located in Norman 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 Norman County: Becker, Clay, Mahnomen, Polk, Cass (ND) & Traill (ND).
Below are the counties that are near Lockhart. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lockhart:
- Norman County (The home county of Lockhart)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockhart, with the one closest to Lockhart listed first.
- Ada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ada is also located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <1>
- Shelly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shelly is also located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Flaming
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Flaming is also located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaming
- Gary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Halstad
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hendrum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hendrum is also located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Borup
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Borup is also located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borup
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Twin Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Valley is also located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Rindal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rindal is also located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindal
- Perley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Perley is also located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Faith
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Faith is also located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
- Flom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockhart, with the one closest to Lockhart listed first.
- Felton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Georgetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Ulen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mahnomen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockhart, with the one closest to Lockhart listed first.
- Bejou
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mahnomen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockhart, with the one closest to Lockhart listed first.
- Beltrami
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beltrami is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltrami
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Nielsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nielsville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nielsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Fertile
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Climax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Climax is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Dugdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dugdale is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugdale
- Crookston
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gentilly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gentilly is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
- Mentor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Winger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fisher
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Shirley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shirley is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Erskine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cass County (ND)
- Gardner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Forks County (ND)
- Reynolds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Traill County (ND)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lockhart, with the one closest to Lockhart listed first.
- Caledonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Alton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Alton is located in Traill County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Hillsboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kelso
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kelso is located in Traill County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Grandin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cummings
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Buxton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lockhart, see our County-by-County Page for Lockhart.
Cemeteries Near Lockhart ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lockhart.
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 Lockhart - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lockhart covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lockhart, with the one closest to Lockhart listed first.
- German Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Scandia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. John's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Petri - East Marsh River Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Anthony Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Marsh River Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Scott - Widrig Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Petri Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (142 more) ...
- Luchau Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Star Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ada Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lockhart had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lockhart, with the one closest to Lockhart listed first.
- Beltrami
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beltrami is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltrami
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Ada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ada is also located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <1>
- Nielsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nielsville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nielsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Halstad
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fertile
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Melvin is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Caledonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Heiberg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heiberg is also located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heiberg
- Hendrum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hendrum is also located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Twin Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Valley is also located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Benoit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Benoit is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rindal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rindal is also located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindal
- Maple Bay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Bay is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Bay
- Perley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Perley is also located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lockhart. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lockhart.
Newspapers Published in Lockhart ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lockhart.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lockhart, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lockhart.
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 Lockhart:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Norman County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clay County
- Mahnomen County
- Polk County
- Cass County
- Grand Forks County
- Traill 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 Lockhart, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lockhart) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |