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 Grassy Butte (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 Grassy Butte. 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 and hospitals 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.

Grassy Butte is located in McKenzie 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 McKenzie County: Richland (MT), Wibaux (MT), Billings, Dunn, Golden Valley, Mountrail & Williams.

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

• McKenzie County     (The home county of Grassy Butte)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Grassy Butte, with the one closest to Grassy Butte listed first.
  • Schafer
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schafer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schafer
    • Schafer is located in McKenzie County
  • Watford City
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watford City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watford City
    • Watford City is located in McKenzie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,944 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watford City <2>
  • Arnegard
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnegard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnegard
    • Arnegard is located in McKenzie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnegard <2>
• Billings County
  • Fairfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Fairfield is located in Billings County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <2>
• Dunn County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Grassy Butte, with the one closest to Grassy Butte listed first.
  • Killdeer
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killdeer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killdeer
    • Killdeer is located in Dunn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killdeer <2>
  • Manning
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
    • Manning is located in Dunn County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manning <2>
  • Dunn Center
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunn Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Center
    • Dunn Center is located in Dunn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunn Center <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Grassy Butte ...

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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Grassy Butte.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Grassy Butte:

• Websites specific to North Dakota
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the State Archives

• Pages specific to McKenzie County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Billings County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Dunn County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for North Dakota
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of North Dakota
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of North Dakota
  • Cemeteries of McKenzie County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of North Dakota
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of North Dakota

Cemeteries Near Grassy Butte ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Grassy Butte.

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

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

• Russian Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russian Cemetery
• Immaculate Conception Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery
• Haven of Rest Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haven of Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haven of Rest Cemetery
• St. Jacobs Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Jacobs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Jacobs Cemetery
• St. Edwards Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Edwards Cemetery
• St. Josephat Cemetery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephat Cemetery
• Oakdale Cemetery
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakdale Cemetery
• Red Wing Cemetery
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Wing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Wing Cemetery
• St. Marys Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • 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
• Poker Jim Cemetery
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poker Jim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poker Jim Cemetery
• Salem Cemetery
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
• Spring Grove Cemetery
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Grove Cemetery
• Continue List   (20 more) ...
  • Killdeer Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Killdeer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Killdeer Cemetery
  • Tepee Buttes Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tepee Buttes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tepee Buttes Cemetery
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Boniface Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Boniface 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.<4>

While we didn't find Grassy Butte in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Grassy Butte.

• Oakdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
  • Oakdale is located in Dunn County

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/