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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 Erie Junction (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 Erie Junction. 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 Erie Junction ...

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 Erie Junction: Erie Jct. (or less commonly used: Erie Jctn.)

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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Erie Junction is located in Cass 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 Cass County: Clay (MN), Norman (MN), Barnes, Ransom, Richland, Steele & Traill.

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

  • Cass County     (The home county of Erie Junction)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Erie Junction, with the one closest to Erie Junction listed first.
    • Erie
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
      • Erie is located in Cass County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <2>
    • Ayr
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayr have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayr
      • Ayr is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayr <2>
    • Arthur
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Absaraka
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Nolan ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nolan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan
      • Nolan is located in Cass County
    • Page
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Amenia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hunter
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hunter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
      • Hunter is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <2>
    • Wheatland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Buffalo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
      • Buffalo is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <2>
    • Casselton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tower City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Barnes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Erie Junction, with the one closest to Erie Junction listed first.
    • Pillsbury
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pillsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury
      • Pillsbury is located in Barnes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
    • Oriska
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriska have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriska
      • Oriska is located in Barnes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oriska <2>
    • Sibley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
      • Sibley is located in Barnes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Fingal
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fingal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fingal
      • Fingal is located in Barnes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fingal <2>
    • North Valley City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Valley City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Valley City
      • North Valley City is located in Barnes County
  • Steele County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Erie Junction, with the one closest to Erie Junction listed first.
    • Hope
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Steele County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <2>
    • Luverne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luverne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luverne
      • Luverne is located in Steele County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luverne <2>
    • Sherbrooke
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sherbrooke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherbrooke
      • Sherbrooke is located in Steele County
  • Traill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Erie Junction, with the one closest to Erie Junction listed first.
    • Galesburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
      • Galesburg is located in Traill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galesburg <2>
    • Greenfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
      • Greenfield is located in Traill County
    • Clifford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
      • Clifford is located in Traill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifford <2>
    • Blanchard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Grandin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandin
      • Grandin is located in Traill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandin <2>
    • Kelso
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
      • Kelso is located in Traill County
    • Roseville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
      • Roseville is located in Traill County
    • Alton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
      • Alton is located in Traill County
    • Hillsboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
      • Hillsboro is located in Traill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <2>
    • Mayville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Portland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Clay County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Erie Junction, with the one closest to Erie Junction listed first.
    • Georgetown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Georgetown is located in Clay County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Kragnes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kragnes
      • Kragnes is located in Clay County (MN)
    • Oakport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakport
      • Oakport is located in Clay County (MN)
  • Norman County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Erie Junction, with the one closest to Erie Junction listed first.
    • Perley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perley
      • Perley is located in Norman County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
    • Hendrum
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrum
      • Hendrum is located in Norman County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people

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

Cemeteries Near Erie Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Erie Junction.

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

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

  • Erie Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Erie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Erie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Martins Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Martins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Martins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Arthur Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arthur Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arthur Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Good Samaritan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Samaritan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Samaritan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Page Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Page Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Page Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wheatland Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheatland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheatland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elm River Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rose Valley Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Leos Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Leos Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Leos Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Casselton.
    • The St. Leos Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Leo Cemetery
  • Casselton Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clifford Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clifford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clifford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (52 more) ...
    • Argusville Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Argusville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Argusville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Grandin Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bohnsack Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohnsack Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohnsack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Erie Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Erie Junction.

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

  • Ayr
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayr have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayr
    • Ayr is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayr <2>
  • Absaraka
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Arthur
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Amenia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Page
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hunter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
    • Hunter is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <2>
  • Magnolia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Magnolia is located in Cass County
  • Wheatland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Galesburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
    • Galesburg is located in Traill County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galesburg <2>
  • Buffalo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Buffalo is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <2>
  • Greenfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Greenfield is located in Traill County
  • Casselton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Colgate
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colgate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colgate
      • Colgate is located in Steele County
    • Tower City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Clifford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
      • Clifford is located in Traill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifford <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Erie Junction ...

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 Erie Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Erie Junction, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Erie Junction.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Erie Junction:

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

The official website for Cass County: www.co.cass.nd.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Erie Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Erie Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Erie Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0933, Longitude: -97.3845       In this case, the coordinates for Erie Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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