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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 Blackmer (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 Blackmer. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Blackmer is located in Richland County.

To see how the shape of North Dakota's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Richland County: Traverse (MN), Wilkin (MN), Cass, Ransom, Sargent & Roberts (SD).

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

  • Richland County     (The home county of Blackmer)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackmer, with the one closest to Blackmer listed first.
    • Fairmount
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Oswald
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Oswald is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswald
    • Great Bend
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hankinson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wahpeton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Fairview Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairview Junction is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Junction
    • Mantador
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dwight
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Dwight is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Mooreton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Barney
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lidgerwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Galchutt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Galchutt is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galchutt
  • Big Stone County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackmer, with the one closest to Blackmer listed first.
    • Barry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Barry is located in Big Stone County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
    • Beardsley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Graceville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Grant County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackmer, with the one closest to Blackmer listed first.
    • Norcross
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Norcross is located in Grant County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcross
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Wendell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Herman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Herman is located in Grant County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
    • Elbow Lake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Otter Tail County (MN)
    • Western
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Western is located in Otter Tail County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
  • Traverse County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackmer, with the one closest to Blackmer listed first.
    • Wheaton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wheaton is located in Traverse County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheaton <1>
    • Tintah
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Tintah is located in Traverse County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Charlesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Charlesville is located in Traverse County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
    • Dumont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Dumont is located in Traverse County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
    • Collis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Collis is located in Traverse County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collis
    • Browns Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Browns Valley is located in Traverse County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Wilkin County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackmer, with the one closest to Blackmer listed first.
    • Childs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Childs is located in Wilkin County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
    • Tenney
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Tenney is located in Wilkin County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenney
      • Estimated population in 2011: 5 people
    • Campbell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Campbell is located in Wilkin County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Nashua
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Nashua is located in Wilkin County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Doran
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Doran is located in Wilkin County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doran
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Breckenridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Foxhome
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Foxhome is located in Wilkin County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhome
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Roberts County (SD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackmer, with the one closest to Blackmer listed first.
    • White Rock
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • White Rock is located in Roberts County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
    • Rosholt
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Rosholt is located in Roberts County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosholt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosholt <1>
    • New Effington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hammer
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hammer is located in Roberts County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer
      • Estimated population in 2014: 241 people
    • Claire City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Sisseton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Sisseton is located in Roberts County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisseton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,368 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sisseton <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Blackmer ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blackmer.

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 Blackmer - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blackmer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Fairmount Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Fairmount.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101784 <3>
  • Bethania Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Nicholaus Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Monson Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sharon Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (106 more) ...
    • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Wildwood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 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.<4>

While we didn't find Blackmer in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blackmer.

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

  • White Rock
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • White Rock is located in Roberts County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
  • Fairmount
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Childs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Childs is located in Wilkin County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
  • Tenney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Tenney is located in Wilkin County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenney
    • Estimated population in 2011: 5 people
  • Oswald
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Oswald is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswald
  • Sonora
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sonora is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
  • Tyler
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Tyler is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
  • Wheaton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wheaton is located in Traverse County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheaton <1>
  • Campbell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Campbell is located in Wilkin County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
  • Tintah
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Tintah is located in Traverse County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintah
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Doran
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Doran is located in Wilkin County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doran
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
  • Great Bend
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Hankinson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dumont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Dumont is located in Traverse County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
    • Breckenridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Blackmer ...

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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blackmer.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blackmer, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blackmer.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Blackmer:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Blackmer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Blackmer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.