Our Genealogy Helper
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 Grandin (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 Grandin. 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.
Grandin is primarily located in Traill County. A portion of Grandin extends into Cass County.
To see how the shape of North Dakota's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Traill County: Norman (MN), Polk (MN), Cass, Grand Forks & Steele.
Below are the counties that are near Grandin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Grandin:
- Traill County (The home county of Grandin)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandin, with the one closest to Grandin listed first.
- Kelso
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kelso is located in Traill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Alton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alton is located in Traill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Greenfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Greenfield is located in Traill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Hillsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Blanchard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cummings
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Galesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Clifford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Roseville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roseville is located in Traill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Mayville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Buxton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Portland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandin, with the one closest to Grandin listed first.
- Gardner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hunter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Argusville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Argusville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Arthur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Amenia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Erie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- North River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- North River is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Reile's Acres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Reile's Acres is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reile's Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
- Mapleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fargo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Absaraka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Casselton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Forks County
- Reynolds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clay County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandin, with the one closest to Grandin listed first.
- Georgetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Clay County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Kragnes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kragnes is located in Clay County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kragnes
- Oakport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Oakport is located in Clay County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakport
- Felton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dilworth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moorhead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Norman County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandin, with the one closest to Grandin listed first.
- Hendrum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hendrum is located in Norman County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Perley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Perley is located in Norman County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Halstad
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shelly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shelly is located in Norman County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Ada
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ada is located in Norman County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <1>
- Borup
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Borup is located in Norman County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borup
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Polk County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Grandin, with the one closest to Grandin listed first.
- Nielsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nielsville is located in Polk County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nielsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Climax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Climax is located in Polk County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Beltrami
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beltrami is located in Polk County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltrami
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Grandin, see our County-by-County Page for Grandin.
Cemeteries Near Grandin ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grandin.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Grandin - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Grandin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Grandin, with the one closest to Grandin listed first.
- Grandin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rose Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bohnsack Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauli Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Old Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pontoppidan Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- South Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (81 more) ...
- Lynn Elton Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Argusville Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Grandin had a population of 406 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Grandin had a population of 171 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Grandin, with the one closest to Grandin listed first.
- Kelso
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kelso is located in Traill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Alton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alton is located in Traill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Hendrum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hendrum is located in Norman County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Hunter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Perley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Perley is located in Norman County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Greenfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Greenfield is located in Traill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Hillsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Halstad
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blanchard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arthur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Argusville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Argusville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Georgetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Clay County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Caledonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Amenia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Harwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Grandin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Grandin.
Newspapers Published in Grandin ...
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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grandin.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Grandin, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Grandin.
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 Grandin:
- Websites specific to North Dakota
- Pages specific to Traill County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cass County
- Grand Forks County
- Clay County
- Norman County
- Polk County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Dakota
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> | 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 Grandin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grandin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |