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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 Grand Rapids (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 Grand Rapids. 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 Grand Rapids ...

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 Grand Rapids: Grand Rpds.

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 doctors 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.

Grand Rapids is located in LaMoure 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 LaMoure County: Barnes, Dickey, Logan, McIntosh, Ransom & Stutsman.

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

  • LaMoure County     (The home county of Grand Rapids)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grand Rapids, with the one closest to Grand Rapids listed first.
    • LaMoure
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dickey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Berlin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Berlin is located in LaMoure County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <1>
    • Saratoga Springs ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saratoga Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Springs
      • Saratoga Springs is located in LaMoure County
    • Marion
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Adrian
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
      • Adrian is located in LaMoure County
    • Verona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
      • Verona is located in LaMoure County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verona <1>
    • Edgeley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgeley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeley
      • Edgeley is located in LaMoure County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgeley <1>
    • Nortonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
      • Nortonville is located in LaMoure County
    • Jud
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jud have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jud
      • Jud is located in LaMoure County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jud <1>
    • Kulm
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kulm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulm
      • Kulm is located in LaMoure County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kulm <1>
  • Barnes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grand Rapids, with the one closest to Grand Rapids listed first.
    • Litchville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kathryn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Dickey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grand Rapids, with the one closest to Grand Rapids listed first.
    • Glover
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
      • Glover is located in Dickey County
    • Fullerton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fullerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
      • Fullerton is located in Dickey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fullerton <1>
    • Monango
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monango have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monango
      • Monango is located in Dickey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
    • Norway
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
      • Norway is located in Dickey County
    • Merricourt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merricourt
      • Merricourt is located in Dickey County
    • Oakes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes
      • Oakes is located in Dickey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakes <1>
    • Guelph
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guelph
      • Guelph is located in Dickey County
  • Ransom County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grand Rapids, with the one closest to Grand Rapids listed first.
    • Fort Ransom
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Elliott
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
      • Elliott is located in Ransom County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25 people
  • Stutsman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Grand Rapids, with the one closest to Grand Rapids listed first.
    • Montpelier
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Millarton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millarton
      • Millarton is located in Stutsman County
    • Ypsilanti
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Grand Rapids ...

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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grand Rapids.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Grand Rapids. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Grand Rapids and those printed in the larger area surrounding Grand Rapids.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Grand Rapids.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Grand Rapids:

Cemeteries Near Grand Rapids ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grand Rapids.

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

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

  • Fairview Colony Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rosehill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosehill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosehill Cemetery
  • Grace Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Cemetery
  • Dickey Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickey Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • St. Ansgar Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Griswold Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griswold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griswold Cemetery
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
  • Sjulli Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sjulli Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sjulli Cemetery
  • Finnish Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finnish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finnish Cemetery
  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (46 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 Grand Rapids had a population of 150 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • LaMoure
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Berlin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Berlin is located in LaMoure County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <1>
  • Dickey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Medberry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medberry
    • Medberry is located in LaMoure County
  • Adrian
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
    • Adrian is located in LaMoure County
  • Verona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
    • Verona is located in LaMoure County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verona <1>
  • Glover
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
    • Glover is located in Dickey County
  • Fullerton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fullerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
    • Fullerton is located in Dickey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fullerton <1>
  • Clement
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clement have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement
    • Clement is located in Dickey County
  • Montpelier
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Monango
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monango have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monango
    • Monango is located in Dickey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
  • Boynton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boynton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
    • Boynton is located in Dickey County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Fort Ransom
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Hastings
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hastings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
      • Hastings is located in Barnes County
    • Merricourt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merricourt
      • Merricourt is located in Dickey County

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

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

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>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 from Point A (ie- Grand Rapids) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grand Rapids. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4445, Longitude: -98.3713    
<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 Grand Rapids, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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