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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 Divide (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 Divide. 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 doctors and 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.

Divide is located in Eddy 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 Eddy County: Benson, Foster, Griggs, Nelson & Wells.

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

  • Eddy County     (The home county of Divide)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Divide, with the one closest to Divide listed first.
    • Sheyenne
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • New Rockford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Brantford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantford
      • Brantford is located in Eddy County
    • Hamar
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar
      • Hamar is located in Eddy County
  • Benson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Divide, with the one closest to Divide listed first.
    • Oberon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oberon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberon
      • Oberon is located in Benson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oberon <1>
    • Fort Totten
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Tokio
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Michael
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Warwick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
      • Warwick is located in Benson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warwick <1>
    • Minnewaukan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Maddock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maddock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddock
      • Maddock is located in Benson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maddock <1>
    • Brinsmade
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brinsmade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinsmade
      • Brinsmade is located in Benson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brinsmade <1>
  • Foster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Divide, with the one closest to Divide listed first.
    • Barlow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
      • Barlow is located in Foster County
    • Guptill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guptill
      • Guptill is located in Foster County
    • Grace City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace City
      • Grace City is located in Foster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grace City <1>
    • Carrington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • McHenry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Melville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
      • Melville is located in Foster County
  • Ramsey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Divide, with the one closest to Divide listed first.
    • Devils Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devils Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Lake
      • Devils Lake is located in Ramsey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devils Lake <1>
    • Crary
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crary
      • Crary is located in Ramsey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crary <1>
  • Wells County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Divide, with the one closest to Divide listed first.
    • Bremen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Hamberg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamberg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamberg
      • Hamberg is located in Wells County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamberg <1>
    • Cathay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cathay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathay
      • Cathay is located in Wells County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cathay <1>
    • Sykeston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Fessenden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fessenden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fessenden
      • Fessenden is located in Wells County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fessenden <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Divide ...

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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Divide.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Divide, 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 Divide.

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 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 Divide:

Cemeteries Near Divide ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Divide.

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

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

  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Prairie Home Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • Morningside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morningside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morningside Cemetery
  • German Free Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bourett Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bourett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bourett Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
  • Eden Lutheran Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
  • Barlow Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barlow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barlow Cemetery
  • Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
  • Brantford Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brantford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brantford Cemetery
  • Continue List   (36 more) ...
    • German Baptist Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Baptist Cemetery
    • Christian Church Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Hamberg Lutheran Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 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.<5>

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

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

  • Sheyenne
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • New Rockford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Oberon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oberon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberon
    • Oberon is located in Benson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oberon <1>
  • Barlow
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
    • Barlow is located in Foster County
  • Lallie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lallie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lallie
    • Lallie is located in Benson County
  • Fort Totten
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Minnewaukan
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Carrington
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Sykeston
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Devils Lake
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devils Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Lake
    • Devils Lake is located in Ramsey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devils Lake <1>
  • Grand Harbor
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Harbor
    • Grand Harbor is located in Ramsey County

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

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

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

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 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Divide) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Divide. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.7697, Longitude: -99.1248       In this case, the coordinates for Divide 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 Divide, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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