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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 Anselm (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 Anselm. 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 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 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.

Anselm is located in Ransom 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 Ransom County: Barnes, Cass, Dickey, LaMoure, Richland & Sargent.

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

  • Ransom County     (The home county of Anselm)
  • Barnes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anselm, with the one closest to Anselm listed first.
    • Nome
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Fingal
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fingal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fingal
      • Fingal is located in Barnes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fingal <1>
    • Kathryn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Cass County
  • LaMoure County
    • Verona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anselm, with the one closest to Anselm listed first.
    • Barrie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barrie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrie
      • Barrie is located in Richland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Barrie
      • From Anselm to Barrie
    • Wyndmere
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Walcott
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walcott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
      • Walcott is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walcott <1>
    • Colfax
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Barney
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
      • Barney is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barney <1>
  • Sargent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anselm, with the one closest to Anselm listed first.
    • Milnor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milnor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnor
      • Milnor is located in Sargent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milnor <1>
    • Gwinner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gwinner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwinner
      • Gwinner is located in Sargent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gwinner <1>
    • Stirum
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Harlem ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harlem. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
      • Harlem is located in Sargent County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harlem
      • From Anselm to Harlem
    • Forman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forman
      • Forman is located in Sargent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forman <1>
    • Ransom City ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ransom City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom City
      • Ransom City is located in Sargent County

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

Cemeteries Near Anselm ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Anselm.

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

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

  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • SheldonCemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Free Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Free Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Free Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Enderlin City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Olaf Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Olaf Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Olaf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fillmore Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Freeman Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (57 more) ...
    • Leonard Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leonard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leonard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Watson Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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 in 1895, Anselm had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Venlo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venlo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venlo
    • Venlo is located in Ransom County
  • Sheldon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Buttzville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buttzville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttzville
    • Buttzville is located in Ransom County
  • Coburn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburn
    • Coburn is located in Ransom County
  • Lisbon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Power
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Power have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power
    • Power is located in Richland County
  • Leonard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lucca
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucca
    • Lucca is located in Barnes County
  • Barrie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barrie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrie
    • Barrie is located in Richland County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Barrie
    • From Anselm to Barrie
  • Woods
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woods. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
    • Woods is located in Cass County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Woods
    • From Anselm to Woods
  • Milnor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milnor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnor
    • Milnor is located in Sargent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milnor <1>
  • De Lamere
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Lamere have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Lamere
    • De Lamere is located in Sargent County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Fort Ransom
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Fingal
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fingal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fingal
      • Fingal is located in Barnes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fingal <1>
    • Kindred
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kindred have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindred
      • Kindred is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kindred <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Anselm ...

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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Anselm.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Anselm, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Anselm.

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 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 Anselm:

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

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

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 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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Anselm, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Anselm) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Anselm. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5293, Longitude: -97.4951       In this case, the coordinates for Anselm have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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