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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 Driscoll (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 Driscoll. 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.

Driscoll 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 Driscoll. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Driscoll:

  • Burleigh County     (The home county of Driscoll)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Driscoll, with the one closest to Driscoll listed first.
    • Sterling
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • McKenzie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Moffit
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Menoken
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Arena
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
      • Arena is located in Burleigh County
    • Wing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
      • Wing is located in Burleigh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wing <1>
    • Apple Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
      • Apple Valley is located in Burleigh County
    • Lincoln
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Regan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Bismarck
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bismarck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Emmons County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Driscoll, with the one closest to Driscoll listed first.
    • Braddock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braddock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Hazelton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Livona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livona
      • Livona is located in Emmons County
  • Kidder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Driscoll, with the one closest to Driscoll listed first.
    • Steele
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Dawson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Tuttle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Tappen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tappen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Robinson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
      • Robinson is located in Kidder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robinson <1>
  • Logan County
    • Napoleon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napoleon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Morton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Driscoll, with the one closest to Driscoll listed first.
    • Huff
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
      • Huff is located in Morton County
    • Fort Rice
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Rice
      • Fort Rice is located in Morton County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Driscoll ...

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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Driscoll.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Driscoll. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Driscoll and those printed in the larger area surrounding Driscoll.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Driscoll.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Driscoll:

Cemeteries Near Driscoll ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Driscoll.

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

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

  • Driscoll Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Driscoll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Driscoll Cemetery
  • Sterling Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sterling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sterling Cemetery
  • Parzychowski Family Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Allen Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
  • Moffit Community Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Aholan Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aholan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aholan Cemetery
  • Langedahl Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Langedahl Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Tuttle.
    • The Langedahl Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Skudesness Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Langedahl Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102106 <4>
  • Zion Langedahl Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Langedahl Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Langedahl Cemetery
  • Sibley Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sibley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sibley Cemetery
  • Continue List   (28 more) ...
    • United Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Cemetery
    • Braddock Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Braddock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Braddock Cemetery
    • St. Katherines Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Katherines Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Katherines 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>

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

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

  • Sterling
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Steele
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • McKenzie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Dawson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Menoken
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Tappen
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tappen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Napoleon
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napoleon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Bismarck
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bismarck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Driscoll. 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/

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Driscoll) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Driscoll. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8456, Longitude: -100.1415    
<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 Driscoll, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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