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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 Fort Yates (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 Fort Yates. 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 Fort Yates ...

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 Fort Yates: Ft. Yates

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Fort Yates is located in Sioux County and is the County Seat.

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 Sioux County: Adams, Emmons, Grant, Morton & Corson (SD).

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

  • Sioux County     (The home county of Fort Yates)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Yates, with the one closest to Fort Yates listed first.
    • Selfridge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selfridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfridge
      • Selfridge is located in Sioux County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selfridge <2>
    • Cannon Ball
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon Ball have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Ball
      • Cannon Ball is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannon Ball <2>
    • Solen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solen
      • Solen is located in Sioux County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solen <2>
    • Porcupine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Emmons County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Yates, with the one closest to Fort Yates listed first.
    • Westfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
      • Westfield is located in Emmons County
    • Strasburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
      • Strasburg is located in Emmons County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <2>
    • Linton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
      • Linton is located in Emmons County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linton <2>
    • Livona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livona
      • Livona is located in Emmons County
    • Hague
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hague have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague
      • Hague is located in Emmons County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hague <2>
  • Grant County
  • Morton County
    • Fort Rice
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Rice
      • Fort Rice is located in Morton County
  • Campbell County (SD)
    • Pollock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
      • Pollock is located in Campbell County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pollock <2>
  • Corson County (SD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Yates, with the one closest to Fort Yates listed first.
    • Kenel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenel
      • Kenel is located in Corson County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 61 people
    • McLaughlin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLaughlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaughlin
      • McLaughlin is located in Corson County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLaughlin <2>
    • Mahto
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jeffrey ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffrey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffrey
      • Jeffrey is located in Corson County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 535 people
    • Walker
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Walker is located in Corson County (SD)
    • Little Eagle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Eagle
      • Little Eagle is located in Corson County (SD)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 319 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Eagle <2>
    • Wakpala
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Bullhead
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullhead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullhead
      • Bullhead is located in Corson County (SD)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bullhead <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Fort Yates ...

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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Yates.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Fort Yates. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Fort Yates and those printed in the larger area surrounding Fort Yates.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> of Fort Yates.

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 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 Fort Yates:

Cemeteries Near Fort Yates ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fort Yates.

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

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

  • Sitting Bull Burial Site
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Reed Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • St. Luke Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
  • St. Bernard Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Gayton Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gayton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gayton Cemetery
  • Dale Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dale Cemetery
  • St. Philomena Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Philomena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Philomena Cemetery
  • Baptist Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baptist Cemetery
  • Big Lake Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Winchester Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Church Of The Assumption Of The Blessed Virgin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (36 more) ...
    • LaGrace Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the LaGrace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the LaGrace Cemetery
    • Old Catholic Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Catholic Cemetery
    • St. Thomas Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas 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 Fort Yates had a population of 77 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Fort Yates had a population of 198 people.

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

  • Westfield
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • Westfield is located in Emmons County
  • Hull
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
    • Hull is located in Emmons County
  • Livona
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livona
    • Livona is located in Emmons County

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

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

The official website for State of North Dakota: 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fort Yates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Yates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0869, Longitude: -100.6301       In this case, the coordinates for Fort Yates 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 Fort Yates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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