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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 Akra (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 Akra. 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 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.

Akra is located in Pembina 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 Pembina County: Kittson (MN), Cavalier & Walsh.

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

  • Pembina County     (The home county of Akra)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Akra, with the one closest to Akra listed first.
    • Svold
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Svold have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svold
      • Svold is located in Pembina County
    • Cavalier
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cavalier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalier
      • Cavalier is located in Pembina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cavalier <2>
    • Backoo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backoo
      • Backoo is located in Pembina County
    • Canton City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton City
      • Canton City is located in Pembina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
      • Canton City has also been known as:
      • Hensel
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton City <2>
    • Mountain
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
      • Mountain is located in Pembina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain <2>
    • Leroy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
      • Leroy is located in Pembina County
    • Hamilton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • 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
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <2>
    • Crystal
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Glasston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Bathgate
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Walhalla
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Gardar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardar
      • Gardar is located in Pembina County
    • Neche
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neche <2>
  • Cavalier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Akra, with the one closest to Akra listed first.
    • Hanks Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks Corner
      • Hanks Corner is located in Cavalier County
    • Milton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Osnabrock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osnabrock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osnabrock
      • Osnabrock is located in Cavalier County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osnabrock <2>
    • Langdon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langdon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
      • Langdon is located in Cavalier County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Langdon <2>
  • Walsh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Akra, with the one closest to Akra listed first.
    • Hoople
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • 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
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoople <2>
    • Edinburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
      • Edinburg is located in Walsh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <2>
    • Kerry ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerry
      • Kerry is located in Walsh County
    • Auburn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Walsh County
    • Mandt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandt
      • Mandt is located in Walsh County
    • Park River
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park River
      • Park River is located in Walsh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park River <2>
    • Cashel ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cashel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashel
      • Cashel is located in Walsh County
    • Grafton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Herrick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Adams
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
      • Fairdale is located in Walsh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairdale <2>
  • Kittson County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Akra, with the one closest to Akra listed first.
    • Saint Vincent
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
    • Noyes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 (MN)
    • Humboldt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
      • Humboldt is located in Kittson County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people

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

Newspapers Published in Akra ...

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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Akra.

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

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 professional and volunteer 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 Akra:

Cemeteries Near Akra ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Akra.

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

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

  • Hallson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hallson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hallson Cemetery
  • Peters Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peters Cemetery
  • Old Peters Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Peters Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
  • Andvari Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andvari Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andvari Cemetery
  • St. Ellens Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Ellens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ellens Cemetery
  • Tyner Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyner Cemetery
  • Spangel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spangel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spangel Cemetery
  • Mountain Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Cemetery
  • Bruce Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruce Cemetery
  • Oak Lawn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Lawn Cemetery
  • Beaulieu Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaulieu Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaulieu Cemetery
  • Continue List   (92 more) ...
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • West Point Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Point Cemetery
    • Hamilton Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • 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.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Akra had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Hallson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallson
    • Hallson is located in Pembina County
  • Cavalier
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cavalier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalier
    • Cavalier is located in Pembina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cavalier <2>
  • Backoo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backoo
    • Backoo is located in Pembina County
  • Canton City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton City
    • Canton City is located in Pembina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
    • Canton City has also been known as:
    • Hensel
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton City <2>
  • Mountain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
    • Mountain is located in Pembina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain <2>
  • Leroy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
    • Leroy is located in Pembina County
  • Crystal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hamilton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • 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
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <2>
  • Glasston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Bathgate
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Walhalla
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Olga
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
    • Olga is located in Cavalier County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Saint Thomas
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Thomas <2>
    • Neche
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neche <2>
    • Milton
      (17 miles [27.4 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 Akra. See our List of 1890's Communities around Akra.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Akra. 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Akra) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Akra. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.7758, Longitude: -97.7264    
<4>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 Akra, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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