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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 Adrian (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 Adrian. 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.

Adrian is located in LaMoure 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 LaMoure County: Barnes, Dickey, Logan, McIntosh, Ransom & Stutsman.

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

  • LaMoure County     (The home county of Adrian)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adrian, with the one closest to Adrian listed first.
    • Saratoga Springs ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saratoga Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Springs
      • Saratoga Springs is located in LaMoure County
    • Dickey
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Nortonville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
      • Nortonville is located in LaMoure County
    • Marion
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Grand Rapids
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
      • Grand Rapids is located in LaMoure County
    • Berlin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Berlin is located in LaMoure County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <2>
    • Jud
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jud have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jud
      • Jud is located in LaMoure County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jud <2>
    • Edgeley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgeley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeley
      • Edgeley is located in LaMoure County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgeley <2>
    • LaMoure
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Alfred
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
      • Alfred is located in LaMoure County
    • Kulm
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kulm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulm
      • Kulm is located in LaMoure County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kulm <2>
    • Verona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
      • Verona is located in LaMoure County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verona <2>
  • Barnes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adrian, with the one closest to Adrian listed first.
    • Litchville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Eckelson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Kathryn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Sanborn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Dickey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adrian, with the one closest to Adrian listed first.
    • Merricourt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merricourt
      • Merricourt is located in Dickey County
    • Monango
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monango have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monango
      • Monango is located in Dickey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
    • Fullerton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fullerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
      • Fullerton is located in Dickey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fullerton <2>
  • Logan County
    • Gackle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gackle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gackle
      • Gackle is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gackle <2>
  • Ransom County
    • Fort Ransom
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Stutsman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adrian, with the one closest to Adrian listed first.
    • Montpelier
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Millarton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millarton
      • Millarton is located in Stutsman County
    • Ypsilanti
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jamestown Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Junction
      • Jamestown Junction is located in Stutsman County
    • Bloom
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
      • Bloom is located in Stutsman County
    • Frontier Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
      • Frontier Village is located in Stutsman County
    • Jamestown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Spiritwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Parkhurst
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhurst
      • Parkhurst is located in Stutsman County
    • Windsor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Windsor is located in Stutsman County

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

Newspapers Published in Adrian ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Adrian.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Adrian, 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 Adrian.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Adrian:

Cemeteries Near Adrian ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Adrian.

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

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

  • Dickey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickey Cemetery
  • James River Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James River Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James River Valley Cemetery
  • St. Huberts Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Huberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Huberts Cemetery
  • North Marion Reformed Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Grace Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Cemetery
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • Valley Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Cemetery
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Swedish Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Griswold Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griswold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griswold Cemetery
  • Continue List   (62 more) ...
    • St. Thomas Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Elim Evangelical Free Church Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Adrian had a population of 48 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Dickey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Montpelier
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Ypsilanti
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Grand Rapids
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
    • Grand Rapids is located in LaMoure County
  • Medberry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medberry
    • Medberry is located in LaMoure County
  • Berlin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Berlin is located in LaMoure County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <2>
  • Sharlow
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharlow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharlow
    • Sharlow is located in Stutsman County
  • LaMoure
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bloom
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
    • Bloom is located in Stutsman County
  • Jamestown
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Hastings
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hastings have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
    • Hastings is located in Barnes County
  • Urbana
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
    • Urbana is located in Barnes County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Parkhurst
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhurst
      • Parkhurst is located in Stutsman County
    • Merricourt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merricourt
      • Merricourt is located in Dickey County
    • Verona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
      • Verona is located in LaMoure County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verona <2>

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

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

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Adrian) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Adrian. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5999, Longitude: -98.5537    
<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.
<5>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 Adrian, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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