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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 Gilby (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 Gilby. 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 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.

Gilby is located in Grand Forks 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 Grand Forks County: Polk (MN), Nelson, Steele, Traill & Walsh.

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

  • Grand Forks County     (The home county of Gilby)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilby, with the one closest to Gilby listed first.
    • Johnstown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
      • Johnstown is located in Grand Forks County
    • Mekinock
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Inkster
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Orr
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
      • Orr is located in Grand Forks County
    • Arvilla
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Emerado
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerado have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerado
      • Emerado is located in Grand Forks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emerado <1>
    • McCanna
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCanna
      • McCanna is located in Grand Forks County
    • Manvel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manvel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manvel
      • Manvel is located in Grand Forks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manvel <1>
    • Larimore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kempton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
      • Kempton is located in Grand Forks County
    • Niagara
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Grand Forks
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Nelson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilby, with the one closest to Gilby listed first.
    • Petersburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Nelson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <1>
    • Michigan City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
      • Michigan City is located in Nelson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Michigan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Whitman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
      • Whitman is located in Nelson County
  • Traill County
    • Hatton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
      • Hatton is located in Traill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 731 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatton <1>
  • Walsh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilby, with the one closest to Gilby listed first.
    • Forest River
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest River
      • Forest River is located in Walsh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest River <1>
    • Ardoch
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardoch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoch
      • Ardoch is located in Walsh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardoch <1>
    • Conway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
      • Conway is located in Walsh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
    • Minto
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minto
      • Minto is located in Walsh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minto <1>
    • Warsaw
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
      • Warsaw is located in Walsh County
    • Fordville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordville
      • Fordville is located in Walsh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordville <1>
    • Herriott
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herriott
      • Herriott is located in Walsh County
    • Pisek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Grafton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Mandt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandt
      • Mandt is located in Walsh County
    • Park River
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park River
      • Park River is located in Walsh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park River <1>
    • Praha ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Praha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
      • Praha is located in Walsh County
  • Marshall County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilby, with the one closest to Gilby listed first.
    • Oslo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oslo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
      • Oslo is located in Marshall County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oslo <1>
    • Alvarado
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvarado have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
      • Alvarado is located in Marshall County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
    • Big Woods
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
      • Big Woods is located in Marshall County (MN)
  • Polk County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gilby, with the one closest to Gilby listed first.
    • East Grand Forks
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Mallory
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
      • Mallory is located in Polk County (MN)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Gilby ...

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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gilby.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Gilby. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Gilby and those printed in the larger area surrounding Gilby.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Gilby.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Gilby:

Cemeteries Near Gilby ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gilby.

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

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

  • Prairie Home Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Home Cemetery
  • Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
  • Inkster Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Arvilla Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arvilla Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arvilla Cemetery
  • Bellevue Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Emerado Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emerado Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emerado Cemetery
  • Forest River Colony Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest River Colony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest River Colony Cemetery
  • St. Timothy Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Timothy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Timothy Cemetery
  • Minto Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minto Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • St. Marks Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marks Cemetery
  • East Forest River Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Forest River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Forest River Cemetery
  • Continue List   (71 more) ...
    • St. Patrick Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick Cemetery
    • Niagara Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Niagara Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Niagara Cemetery
    • St. Lukes Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Gilby had a population of 276 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Gilby had a population of 230 people.

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

  • Johnstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
    • Johnstown is located in Grand Forks County
  • Mekinock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest River
    • Forest River is located in Walsh County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest River <1>
  • Inkster
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Orr
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
    • Orr is located in Grand Forks County
  • Ardoch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardoch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoch
    • Ardoch is located in Walsh County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardoch <1>
  • Arvilla
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • McCanna
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCanna
    • McCanna is located in Grand Forks County
  • Kelly
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
    • Kelly is located in Grand Forks County
  • Manvel
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manvel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manvel
    • Manvel is located in Grand Forks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manvel <1>
  • Larimore
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ojata ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ojata have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ojata
    • Ojata is located in Grand Forks County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Voss
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voss have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voss
      • Voss is located in Walsh County
    • Conway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
      • Conway is located in Walsh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
    • Shawnee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
      • Shawnee is located in Grand Forks County

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

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

The official website for Grand Forks County: www.grandforkscountygov.com/

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>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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Gilby) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gilby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0839, Longitude: -97.4687       In this case, the coordinates for Gilby have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Gilby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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