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 Double Ditch Indian Village (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 Double Ditch Indian Village. 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.

Name Variations for Double Ditch Indian Village ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Double Ditch Indian Village: Double Ditch Indian Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 doctors and 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.

Double Ditch Indian Village is located in Burleigh 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 Burleigh County: Emmons, Kidder, McLean, Morton, Oliver & Sheridan.

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

• Burleigh County     (The home county of Double Ditch Indian Village)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Double Ditch Indian Village, with the one closest to Double Ditch Indian Village listed first.
  • Bismarck
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bismarck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
    • Bismarck is located in Burleigh County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,018 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bismarck <2>
  • Lincoln
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Lincoln is located in Burleigh County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,873 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <2>
  • Apple Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
    • Apple Valley is located in Burleigh County
  • Menoken
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menoken
    • Menoken is located in Burleigh County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menoken <2>
  • Regan
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regan
    • Regan is located in Burleigh County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Regan <2>
  • McKenzie
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
    • McKenzie is located in Burleigh County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKenzie <2>
  • Sterling
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
    • Sterling is located in Burleigh County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <2>
• McLean County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Double Ditch Indian Village, with the one closest to Double Ditch Indian Village listed first.
  • Wilton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
    • Wilton is located in McLean County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <2>
  • Washburn
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
    • Washburn is located in McLean County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,247 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washburn <2>
• Morton County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Double Ditch Indian Village, with the one closest to Double Ditch Indian Village listed first.
  • Mandan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mandan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandan
    • Mandan is located in Morton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,857 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mandan <2>
  • Twin City Estates
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin City Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City Estates
    • Twin City Estates is located in Morton County
  • On-a-Slant Village ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for On-a-Slant Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for On-a-Slant Village
    • On-a-Slant Village is located in Morton County
  • Lyons
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
    • Lyons is located in Morton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <2>
  • Saint Anthony
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
    • Saint Anthony is located in Morton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Anthony <2>
  • Huff
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
    • Huff is located in Morton County
  • New Salem
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
    • New Salem is located in Morton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Salem <2>
  • Sims
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sims have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
    • Sims is located in Morton County
• Oliver County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Double Ditch Indian Village, with the one closest to Double Ditch Indian Village listed first.
  • Sanger
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanger
    • Sanger is located in Oliver County
  • Center
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
    • Center is located in Oliver County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <2>
  • Hensler
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensler
    • Hensler is located in Oliver County
  • Hannover
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannover
    • Hannover is located in Oliver County

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

Newspapers Published in Double Ditch Indian Village ...

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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Double Ditch Indian Village.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Double Ditch Indian Village, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Double Ditch Indian Village.

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 Double Ditch Indian Village:

• 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 Burleigh County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • McLean County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Morton County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Oliver 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 Burleigh County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of North Dakota
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of North Dakota

Cemeteries Near Double Ditch Indian Village ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Double Ditch Indian Village.

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 Double Ditch Indian Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Double Ditch Indian Village, with the one closest to Double Ditch Indian Village listed first.

• Harmon Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmon Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2443893 <4>
• Union Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
• Sunset Memorial Garden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Garden
• Fairview Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
• St. Marys Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
• Baldwin Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baldwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baldwin Cemetery
• Rosehill Cemetery
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosehill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosehill Cemetery
• Heart River Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heart River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heart River Cemetery
• Ft. Lincoln Military Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Lincoln Military Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Lincoln Military Cemetery
• Ft. Lincoln Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Lincoln Cemetery
• Yucca Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yucca Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yucca Cemetery
• North Dakota Veterans Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery
• Continue List   (40 more) ...
  • Swedish Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Cemetery
  • St. John's Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Cemetery
  • Annunciation Monastery Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Annunciation Monastery Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2253395 <4>

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 Double Ditch Indian Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Double Ditch Indian Village.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Double Ditch Indian Village, with the one closest to Double Ditch Indian Village listed first.

• Wogansport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wogansport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wogansport
  • Wogansport is located in Burleigh County
• Mandan
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mandan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandan
  • Mandan is located in Morton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mandan <2>
• Bismarck
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bismarck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
  • Bismarck is located in Burleigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,018 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bismarck <2>
• Sweet Briar
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Briar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar
  • Sweet Briar is located in Morton County
• Sanger
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanger
  • Sanger is located in Oliver County
• Judson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
  • Judson is located in Morton County
• Menoken
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menoken
  • Menoken is located in Burleigh County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menoken <2>
• Hensler
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensler
  • Hensler is located in Oliver County
• McKenzie
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
  • McKenzie is located in Burleigh County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKenzie <2>
• New Salem
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
  • New Salem is located in Morton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Salem <2>
• Washburn
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
  • Washburn is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,247 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washburn <2>
• Hannover
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannover
  • Hannover is located in Oliver County
• Sterling
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
  • Sterling is located in Burleigh County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <2>

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Burleigh County: www.co.burleigh.nd.us/

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