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 Elmore (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 Elmore. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Elmore is located in Richland 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 Richland County: Traverse (MN), Wilkin (MN), Cass, Ransom, Sargent & Roberts (SD).
Below are the counties that are near Elmore. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elmore:
- Richland County (The home county of Elmore)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmore, with the one closest to Elmore listed first.
- Wahpeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dwight
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dwight is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Fairmount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Great Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fairview Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Junction
- Oswald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oswald is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswald
- Mooreton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Galchutt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Galchutt is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galchutt
- Hankinson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mantador
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Abercrombie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Barney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Colfax
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grant County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmore, with the one closest to Elmore listed first.
- Wendell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Norcross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Norcross is located in Grant County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Otter Tail County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmore, with the one closest to Elmore listed first.
- Western
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Western is located in Otter Tail County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
- Rothsay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fergus Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Elizabeth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Traverse County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmore, with the one closest to Elmore listed first.
- Tintah
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tintah is located in Traverse County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Charlesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Charlesville is located in Traverse County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Wheaton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wilkin County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmore, with the one closest to Elmore listed first.
- Breckenridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Doran
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Doran is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Childs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Childs is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Campbell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Tenney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tenney is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenney
- Estimated population in 2011: 5 people
- Foxhome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Foxhome is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Kent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kent is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Nashua
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Nashua is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Wolverton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wolverton is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Lawndale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lawndale is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- Roberts County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmore, with the one closest to Elmore listed first.
- White Rock
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- White Rock is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
- Rosholt
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- New Effington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hammer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hammer is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer
- Estimated population in 2014: 241 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elmore, see our County-by-County Page for Elmore.
Cemeteries Near Elmore ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elmore.
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 Elmore - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elmore covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elmore, with the one closest to Elmore listed first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bohemian National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Wahpeton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101793 <3>
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fairview Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Fairmount.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101784 <3>
- Zion United Methodist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (128 more) ...
- Sticklestad Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Faith Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Faith Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Dwight.
- The Faith Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dwight Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2186918 <3>
- Trinity Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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>
While we didn't find Elmore in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elmore.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elmore, with the one closest to Elmore listed first.
- Tyler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tyler is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Breckenridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wahpeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Doran
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Doran is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Farmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Great Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fairmount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Childs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Childs is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Dwight
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dwight is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Everdell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Everdell is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everdell
- Sonora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sonora is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Oswald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oswald is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswald
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Campbell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Fairview Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Junction
- Tenney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tenney is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenney
- Estimated population in 2011: 5 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elmore. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elmore.
Newspapers Published in Elmore ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elmore.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elmore, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elmore.
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 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 Elmore:
- Websites specific to North Dakota
- Pages specific to Richland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Grant County
- Otter Tail County
- Traverse County
- Wilkin County
- Roberts County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Dakota
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> | 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- Elmore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Elmore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |