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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 Boynton (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 Boynton. 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.

Boynton is located in Dickey 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 Dickey County: LaMoure, McIntosh, Ransom, Sargent, Brown (SD) & McPherson (SD).

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

  • Dickey County     (The home county of Boynton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boynton, with the one closest to Boynton listed first.
    • Monango
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Monango is located in Dickey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monango
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
    • Fullerton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ellendale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Merricourt
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Merricourt is located in Dickey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merricourt
    • Silverleaf
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Silverleaf is located in Dickey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverleaf
    • Guelph
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Guelph is located in Dickey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guelph
    • Forbes
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Norway
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Norway is located in Dickey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Glover
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Glover is located in Dickey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
    • Oakes
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Ludden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Ludden is located in Dickey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
  • LaMoure County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boynton, with the one closest to Boynton listed first.
    • Berlin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Edgeley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • LaMoure
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Grand Rapids
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Grand Rapids is located in LaMoure County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
    • Kulm
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Kulm is located in LaMoure County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulm
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kulm <1>
    • Dickey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Saratoga Springs ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Saratoga Springs is located in LaMoure County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Springs
    • Verona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Nortonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Nortonville is located in LaMoure County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
    • Adrian
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Adrian is located in LaMoure County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
    • Jud
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jud is located in LaMoure County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jud
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jud <1>
  • Logan County
    • Fredonia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Brown County (SD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boynton, with the one closest to Boynton listed first.
    • Winship
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Winship is located in Brown County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winship
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,862 people
    • Frederick
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Hecla
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hecla is located in Brown County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hecla <1>
    • Barnard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • McPherson County (SD)
    • Spring Creek Colony
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Spring Creek Colony is located in McPherson County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Colony
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 268 people

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

Cemeteries Near Boynton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boynton.

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

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

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

  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Maple View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Finnish Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Peace Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Merricourt Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Fairview Colony Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Norwegian Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Edgeley.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102191 <2>
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hoffnungsfeld Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • St. Ansgar Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Beresena Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (38 more) ...
    • New Beresina Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Forbes Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosehill Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rosehill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of LaMoure.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102360 <2>

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.<3>

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

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

  • Monango
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Monango is located in Dickey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monango
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
  • Duane
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Duane is located in Dickey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane
  • Fullerton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Merricourt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Merricourt is located in Dickey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merricourt
  • Silverleaf
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Silverleaf is located in Dickey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverleaf
  • Clement
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Clement is located in Dickey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement
  • Medberry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Medberry is located in LaMoure County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medberry
  • Berlin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Winship
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Winship is located in Brown County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winship
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,862 people
  • Guelph
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Guelph is located in Dickey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guelph
  • LaMoure
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Glover
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Glover is located in Dickey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Port Emma ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Port Emma is located in Dickey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Emma
    • Grand Rapids
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Grand Rapids is located in LaMoure County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
    • Frederick
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Boynton ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boynton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boynton, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Boynton.

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 Boynton:

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 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.
<3>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 Boynton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Boynton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.