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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 Braddock (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 Braddock. 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.

Braddock is located in Emmons 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 Emmons County: Burleigh, Kidder, Logan, McIntosh, Morton, Sioux & Campbell (SD).

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

  • Emmons County     (The home county of Braddock)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Braddock, with the one closest to Braddock listed first.
    • Hazelton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
      • Hazelton is located in Emmons County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazelton <2>
    • Linton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
      • Linton is located in Emmons County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linton <2>
    • Livona
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livona
      • Livona is located in Emmons County
    • Strasburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
      • Strasburg is located in Emmons County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <2>
  • Burleigh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Braddock, with the one closest to Braddock listed first.
    • Moffit
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Driscoll
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Sterling
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • McKenzie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Menoken
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Apple Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
      • Apple Valley is located in Burleigh County
  • Kidder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Braddock, with the one closest to Braddock listed first.
    • Steele
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Dawson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
      • Dawson is located in Kidder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <2>
    • Tappen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tappen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappen
      • Tappen is located in Kidder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tappen <2>
  • Logan County
    • Napoleon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napoleon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
      • Napoleon is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napoleon <2>
  • Morton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Braddock, with the one closest to Braddock listed first.
    • Fort Rice
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Rice
      • Fort Rice is located in Morton County
    • Huff
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
      • Huff is located in Morton County
  • Sioux County
    • Cannon Ball
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon Ball have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Ball
      • Cannon Ball is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannon Ball <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Braddock ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Braddock.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Braddock. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Braddock and those printed in the larger area surrounding Braddock.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Braddock.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Braddock:

Cemeteries Near Braddock ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Braddock.

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

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

  • Braddock Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Braddock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Braddock Cemetery
  • St. Katherines Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Katherines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Katherines Cemetery
  • Maria Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maria Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maria Cemetery
  • Tell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tell Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
  • Moffit Community Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Parzychowski Family Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Temvik Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Temvik Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temvik Cemetery
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Boniface Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Boniface Cemetery
  • St. Philips Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Philips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Philips Cemetery
  • Continue List   (44 more) ...
    • Omio Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Omio Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Omio Cemetery
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Driscoll Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Driscoll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Driscoll 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>

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

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

  • Napoleon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napoleon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
    • Napoleon is located in Logan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 760 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napoleon <2>
  • Sterling
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Driscoll
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Steele
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Livona
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livona
    • Livona is located in Emmons County
  • McKenzie
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Rice
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Rice
    • Fort Rice is located in Morton County
  • Dawson
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
    • Dawson is located in Kidder County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <2>
  • Menoken
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Braddock. 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Braddock) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Braddock. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5633, Longitude: -100.0896       In this case, the coordinates for Braddock have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Braddock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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