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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Bluegrass. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bluegrass to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bluegrass, please Contact Us.

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 Bluegrass (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 Bluegrass. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Bluegrass is historic, it would have been located within present day Morton 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 Morton County: Burleigh, Emmons, Grant, Mercer, Oliver, Sioux & Stark.

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

  • Morton County     (The home county of Bluegrass)
  • Grant County
    • Johnson Ford ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Mercer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bluegrass, with the one closest to Bluegrass listed first.
    • Beulah
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
      • Beulah is located in Mercer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,128 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beulah <3>
    • Hazen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Knife River Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knife River Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knife River Village
      • Knife River Village is located in Mercer County
    • Stanton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Zap
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Krem ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Krem. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krem
      • Krem is located in Mercer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Krem
      • From Bluegrass to Krem
  • Oliver County
  • Stark County
    • Antelope
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Antelope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
      • Antelope is located in Stark County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Antelope
      • From Bluegrass to Antelope

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

Cemeteries Near Bluegrass ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bluegrass.

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

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

  • St. Markus Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Bluegrass Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluegrass Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluegrass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moos Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moos Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moos Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Buchmann Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buchmann Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buchmann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Otter Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otter Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otter Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Graceland Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graceland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graceland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Churchtown Lutheran Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Voegele Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Voegele Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Voegele Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Gluecksthal Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Gluecksthal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Gluecksthal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rhein Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhein Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rhein Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • English Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the English Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the English Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Benedict Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Benedict Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Benedict Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (49 more) ...
    • Unruh Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Unruh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Unruh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sims Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sims Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sims Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hannover Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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.

Bluegrass itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.

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

  • New Salem
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • New Salem is located in Morton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Salem <3>
  • Sims
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sims. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
    • Sims is located in Morton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sims
    • From Bluegrass to Sims
  • Hannover
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Glen Ullin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Almont
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Judson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
    • Judson is located in Morton County
  • Sweet Briar
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Hebron
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Stanton
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Antelope
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Antelope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
    • Antelope is located in Stark County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Antelope
    • From Bluegrass to Antelope

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

Newspapers Published in Bluegrass ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bluegrass.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bluegrass, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bluegrass.

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 Bluegrass:

The official website for Morton County: www.co.morton.nd.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bluegrass, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bluegrass) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bluegrass. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9491, Longitude: -101.5807    









 

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