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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 Aneta (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 Aneta. 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.

Aneta is located in Nelson 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 Nelson County: Benson, Eddy, Grand Forks, Griggs, Ramsey, Steele & Walsh.

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

  • Nelson County     (The home county of Aneta)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aneta, with the one closest to Aneta listed first.
    • McVille
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McVille have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
      • McVille is located in Nelson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McVille <2>
    • Pekin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pekin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
      • Pekin is located in Nelson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pekin <2>
    • Petersburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Nelson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <2>
    • Tolna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolna
      • Tolna is located in Nelson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolna <2>
    • Michigan City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
      • Michigan City is located in Nelson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Michigan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Lakota
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Eddy County
    • Hamar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar
      • Hamar is located in Eddy County
  • Foster County
    • McHenry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Grand Forks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aneta, with the one closest to Aneta listed first.
    • Northwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
      • Northwood is located in Grand Forks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northwood <2>
    • Kempton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
      • Kempton is located in Grand Forks County
    • Niagara
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Larimore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • McCanna
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCanna
      • McCanna is located in Grand Forks County
    • Arvilla
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Griggs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aneta, with the one closest to Aneta listed first.
    • Jessie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cooperstown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooperstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
      • Cooperstown is located in Griggs County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooperstown <2>
    • Binford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Binford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binford
      • Binford is located in Griggs County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Binford <2>
    • Hannaford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Sutton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Walum
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walum
      • Walum is located in Griggs County
  • Steele County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aneta, with the one closest to Aneta listed first.
    • Sharon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Finley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sherbrooke
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherbrooke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherbrooke
      • Sherbrooke is located in Steele County
    • Hope
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Steele County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <2>
    • Luverne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luverne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luverne
      • Luverne is located in Steele County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luverne <2>
  • Traill County
    • Hatton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
      • Hatton is located in Traill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 731 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatton <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Aneta ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Aneta.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Aneta. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Aneta and those printed in the larger area surrounding Aneta.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Aneta.

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 Aneta:

Cemeteries Near Aneta ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Aneta.

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

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

  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Silent Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silent Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silent Hill Cemetery
  • Norway Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
  • Holen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holen Cemetery
  • Valley Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Grove Cemetery
  • Sharon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharon Cemetery
  • New Luther Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Luther Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Luther Valley Cemetery
  • Silent Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silent Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silent Hill Cemetery
  • Romness Methodist Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Romness Methodist Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Sharon.
    • The Romness Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Romness Cemetery
    • Romness Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Romness Methodist Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2677795 <4>
  • Hoff Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • West Union Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Union Cemetery
  • Continue List   (49 more) ...
    • Logan Center Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Logan Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Logan Center Cemetery
    • Westfield Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westfield Cemetery
    • Hanson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanson 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 Aneta had a population of 61 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Aneta had a population of 201 people.

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

  • Sharon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jessie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cooperstown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooperstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
    • Cooperstown is located in Griggs County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooperstown <2>
  • Pickert
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickert
    • Pickert is located in Steele County
  • Sherbrooke
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherbrooke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherbrooke
    • Sherbrooke is located in Steele County
  • Northwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
    • Northwood is located in Grand Forks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northwood <2>
  • Kempton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
    • Kempton is located in Grand Forks County
  • Harrisburg ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Harrisburg is located in Nelson County
  • Petersburg
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Petersburg is located in Nelson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <2>
  • Shawnee
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
    • Shawnee is located in Grand Forks County
  • Niagara
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Larimore
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Michigan City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
      • Michigan City is located in Nelson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Michigan
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Hatton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
      • Hatton is located in Traill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 731 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatton <2>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Aneta. 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Aneta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aneta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.6795, Longitude: -97.9898    
<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 Aneta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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