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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 Gladstone (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 Gladstone. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

Gladstone is located in Stark 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 Stark County: Billings, Dunn, Grant, Hettinger, Mercer & Slope.

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

  • Stark County     (The home county of Gladstone)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gladstone, with the one closest to Gladstone listed first.
    • Taylor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Taylor is located in Stark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <2>
    • Dickinson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Richardton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Lefor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Antelope
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antelope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
      • Antelope is located in Stark County
    • Schefield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schefield
      • Schefield is located in Stark County
    • South Heart
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Heart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Heart
      • South Heart is located in Stark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Heart <2>
    • Belfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfield
      • Belfield is located in Stark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,035 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belfield <2>
  • Dunn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gladstone, with the one closest to Gladstone listed first.
    • New Hradec
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hradec
      • New Hradec is located in Dunn County
      • Former name for New Hradec:
      • Novy Hradec
    • Marshall
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Manning
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Hettinger County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gladstone, with the one closest to Gladstone listed first.
    • New England
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Regent
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent
      • Regent is located in Hettinger County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Regent <2>
  • Morton County
    • Hebron
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Gladstone ...

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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gladstone.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Gladstone. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Gladstone and those printed in the larger area surrounding Gladstone.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Gladstone.

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 websites either 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 Gladstone:

Cemeteries Near Gladstone ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gladstone.

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

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

  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • 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
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
  • St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
  • Dickinson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickinson Cemetery
  • Evangelical Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evangelical Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Richardton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelical Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
  • St. Elizabeth Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Elizabeth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Elizabeth Cemetery
  • Continue List   (25 more) ...

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 Gladstone had a population of 164 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Gladstone had a population of 352 people.

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

  • Taylor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Taylor is located in Stark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <2>
  • Dickinson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Richardton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Antelope
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antelope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
    • Antelope is located in Stark County
  • South Heart
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Heart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Heart
    • South Heart is located in Stark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Heart <2>
  • Hebron
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • New England
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Belfield
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfield
    • Belfield is located in Stark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,035 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belfield <2>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gladstone. 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gladstone) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gladstone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.8600, Longitude: -102.5680       In this case, the coordinates for Gladstone 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 Gladstone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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