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 Burnstad (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 Burnstad. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Burnstad is located in Logan 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 Logan County: Emmons, Kidder, LaMoure, McIntosh & Stutsman.

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

• Logan County     (The home county of Burnstad)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Burnstad, with the one closest to Burnstad listed first.
  • Napoleon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Lehr
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehr have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehr
    • Lehr is located in Logan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehr <2>
  • Fredonia
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Fredonia is located in Logan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredonia <2>
  • Gackle
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gackle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gackle
    • Gackle is located in Logan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gackle <2>
• Emmons County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Burnstad, with the one closest to Burnstad listed first.
  • Braddock
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braddock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddock
    • Braddock is located in Emmons County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braddock <2>
  • Linton
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Hague
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hague have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague
    • Hague is located in Emmons County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hague <2>
  • Strasburg
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
• McIntosh County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Burnstad, with the one closest to Burnstad listed first.
  • Wishek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wishek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishek
    • Wishek is located in McIntosh County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 869 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wishek <2>
  • Venturia
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venturia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venturia
    • Venturia is located in McIntosh County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Venturia <2>
  • Ashley
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
    • Ashley is located in McIntosh County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashley <2>
  • Zeeland
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zeeland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeeland
    • Zeeland is located in McIntosh County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zeeland <2>
• Stutsman County
  • Streeter
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Streeter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streeter
    • Streeter is located in Stutsman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Streeter <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Burnstad ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burnstad.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

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 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 Burnstad:

• Websites specific to North Dakota
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the State Archives

• Pages specific to Logan County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Emmons County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • McIntosh County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Stutsman County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for North Dakota
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of North Dakota
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of North Dakota
  • Cemeteries of Logan County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of North Dakota
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of North Dakota

Cemeteries Near Burnstad ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burnstad.

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

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

• Red Lake Community Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Lake Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Lake Community Cemetery
• Johannesthal Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • The Johannesthal Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Johannestal Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johannesthal Cemetery
• Salems Cemetery
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salems Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salems Cemetery
• Worms Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Worms Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worms Cemetery
• Ebenezer Church Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Church Cemetery
• St. Lucas Cemetery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lucas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lucas Cemetery
• St. Anthonys Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthonys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
• St. Luke Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Luke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Luke Cemetery
• Hope Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
• Hope EUB Church Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope EUB Church Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102058 <4>
• Sukut Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sukut Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sukut Cemetery
• St. Philips Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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   (79 more) ...
  • St. James Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
  • Emanuels Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emanuels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emanuels Cemetery
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • 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

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 Burnstad in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Burnstad.

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

• Napoleon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Ashley
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
  • Ashley is located in McIntosh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashley <2>

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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