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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 Coburn (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 Coburn. 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.

Coburn is located in Ransom 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 Ransom County: Barnes, Cass, Dickey, LaMoure, Richland & Sargent.

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

  • Ransom County     (The home county of Coburn)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coburn, with the one closest to Coburn listed first.
    • Sheldon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Anselm
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Anselm is located in Ransom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anselm
    • Enderlin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • McLeod
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Lisbon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Elliott
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Elliott is located in Ransom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25 people
    • Fort Ransom
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Barnes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coburn, with the one closest to Coburn listed first.
    • Nome
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Fingal
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kathryn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Oriska
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coburn, with the one closest to Coburn listed first.
    • Leonard
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Woods
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Woods is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
    • Chaffee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Alice
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Alice is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
    • Davenport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kindred
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Durbin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Durbin is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
    • Warren
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Warren is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
    • Casselton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Magnolia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Magnolia is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Wheatland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Buffalo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Mapleton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coburn, with the one closest to Coburn listed first.
    • Barrie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Barrie is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrie
    • Walcott
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Colfax
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Christine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Wyndmere
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Barney
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sargent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coburn, with the one closest to Coburn listed first.
    • Milnor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Gwinner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Clay County (MN)
    • Comstock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Comstock is located in Clay County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
  • Wilkin County (MN)
    • Wolverton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Wolverton is located in Wilkin County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people

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

Cemeteries Near Coburn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coburn.

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

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

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

  • Johnson - Vangsnes Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • SheldonCemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for SheldonCemetery
    • The SheldonCemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Marys Cemetery
    • Sheldon City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102489 <2>
  • Helendale Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Leonard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Watson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Free Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Tabor Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (80 more) ...
    • St. Johannes Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • United Brethren Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Enderlin City Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Coburn had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Sheldon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Leonard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Power
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Power is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power
  • Anselm
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Anselm is located in Ransom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anselm
  • Venlo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Venlo is located in Ransom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venlo
  • Woods
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Woods is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
  • Barrie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Barrie is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrie
  • Buttzville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Buttzville is located in Ransom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttzville
  • Davenport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Kindred
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Durbin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Durbin is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
  • Lucca
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Lucca is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucca
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Warren
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Warren is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
    • Lisbon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Casselton
      (20 miles [32.2 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 Coburn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coburn.

Newspapers Published in Coburn ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coburn.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coburn, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coburn.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Coburn:

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>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- Coburn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Coburn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.