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 Northcote (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 Northcote. 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 and doctors 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.
Northcote 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 Northcote. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Northcote:
- Kittson County (The home county of Northcote)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northcote, with the one closest to Northcote listed first.
- Hallock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Humboldt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Humboldt is located in Kittson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Lancaster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mattson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mattson is located in Kittson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattson
- Noyes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Noyes is located in Kittson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noyes
- Saint Vincent
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Kennedy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lake Bronson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Donaldson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Donaldson is located in Kittson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Halma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Deerwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deerwood is located in Kittson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
- Karlstad
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northcote, with the one closest to Northcote listed first.
- Stephen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Englund
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Englund is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englund
- Pembina County (ND)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northcote, with the one closest to Northcote listed first.
- Joliette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Joliette is located in Pembina County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliette
- McArthur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- McArthur is located in Pembina County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
- Pembina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bowesmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bowesmont is located in Pembina County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowesmont
- Huron City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huron City is located in Pembina County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron City
- Pittsburgh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburgh is located in Pembina County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
- Hamilton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Drayton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bathgate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Glasston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Thomas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Neche
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Walsh County (ND)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northcote, with the one closest to Northcote listed first.
- Herrick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cashel ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cashel is located in Walsh County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashel
- Auburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn is located in Walsh County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Northcote, see our County-by-County Page for Northcote.
Cemeteries Near Northcote ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Northcote.
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 Northcote - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Northcote covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Northcote, with the one closest to Northcote listed first.
- Oak View Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Morrison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Swanson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Humboldt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sikar Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tabitha Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Two Rivers Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (92 more) ...
- Evangelical Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangelical Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evangelical Cemetery is located outside and to the north of McArthur (ND).
- Joliette Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Holy Rosary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Northcote had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Northcote, with the one closest to Northcote listed first.
- Hallock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Humboldt
(6 miles [9.7 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Joliette is located in Pembina County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliette
- Mattson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mattson is located in Kittson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattson
- Bowesmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bowesmont is located in Pembina County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowesmont
- Saint Vincent
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Pembina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kennedy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pittsburgh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsburgh is located in Pembina County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
- Donaldson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Donaldson is located in Kittson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Hamilton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Drayton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bathgate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Glasston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Thomas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Northcote. See our List of 1890's Communities around Northcote.
Newspapers Published in Northcote ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Northcote.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Northcote, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Northcote.
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 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 Northcote:
- Websites specific to Minnesota
- Pages specific to Kittson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Marshall 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Northcote, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Northcote) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |