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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 Hamilton (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 Hamilton. 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.

Hamilton is located in Pembina 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 Pembina County: Kittson (MN), Cavalier & Walsh.

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

  • Pembina County     (The home county of Hamilton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
    • Bathgate
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Glasston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cavalier
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cavalier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalier
      • Cavalier is located in Pembina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cavalier <1>
    • Joliette
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliette
      • Joliette is located in Pembina County
    • McArthur
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
      • McArthur is located in Pembina County
    • Backoo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backoo
      • Backoo is located in Pembina County
    • Neche
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neche have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neche
      • Neche is located in Pembina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neche <1>
    • Saint Thomas
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
      • Saint Thomas is located in Pembina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Thomas <1>
    • Canton City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton City
      • Canton City is located in Pembina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
      • Canton City has also been known as:
      • Hensel
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton City <1>
    • Akra
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akra
      • Akra is located in Pembina County
    • Pembina
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
      • Pembina is located in Pembina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembina <1>
    • Bowesmont
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowesmont
      • Bowesmont is located in Pembina County
  • Cavalier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
    • Hanks Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks Corner
      • Hanks Corner is located in Cavalier County
    • Milton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Walsh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
    • Auburn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Walsh County
    • Hoople
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoople have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoople
      • Hoople is located in Walsh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoople <1>
    • Herrick
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cashel ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cashel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashel
      • Cashel is located in Walsh County
    • Grafton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Mandt
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandt
      • Mandt is located in Walsh County
    • Edinburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
      • Edinburg is located in Walsh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <1>
    • Kerry ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerry
      • Kerry is located in Walsh County
  • Kittson County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hamilton, with the one closest to Hamilton listed first.
    • Saint Vincent
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent
      • Saint Vincent is located in Kittson County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
    • Humboldt
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
      • Humboldt is located in Kittson County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
    • Noyes
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noyes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noyes
      • Noyes is located in Kittson County (MN)
    • Hallock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock
      • Hallock is located in Kittson County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 904 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallock <1>
    • Kennedy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
      • Kennedy is located in Kittson County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennedy <1>
    • Lancaster
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
      • Lancaster is located in Kittson County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <1>
    • Donaldson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donaldson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
      • Donaldson is located in Kittson County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Hamilton ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hamilton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hamilton:

Cemeteries Near Hamilton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hamilton.

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

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

  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Cemetery
  • St. Anthonys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthonys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
  • Bathgate Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bathgate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bathgate Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
  • Joliette Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bruce Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruce Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Tyner Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyner Cemetery
  • Evangelical Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evangelical Cemetery is located outside and to the north of McArthur.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelical Cemetery
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
  • Gretna RC Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (86 more) ...
    • Pembina Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pembina Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pembina Cemetery
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
    • Edenburg Mennonite Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Edenburg Mennonite Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Edenburg Mennonite Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Gretna (MB).
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edenburg Mennonite 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 Hamilton had a population of 257 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hamilton had a population of 55 people.

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

  • Bathgate
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Glasston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cavalier
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cavalier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalier
    • Cavalier is located in Pembina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cavalier <1>
  • Joliette
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliette
    • Joliette is located in Pembina County
  • Backoo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backoo
    • Backoo is located in Pembina County
  • Akra
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akra
    • Akra is located in Pembina County
  • Canton City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton City
    • Canton City is located in Pembina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
    • Canton City has also been known as:
    • Hensel
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton City <1>
  • Saint Thomas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
    • Saint Thomas is located in Pembina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Thomas <1>
  • Neche
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neche have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neche
    • Neche is located in Pembina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neche <1>
  • Bowesmont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowesmont
    • Bowesmont is located in Pembina County
  • Pembina
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
    • Pembina is located in Pembina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembina <1>
  • Saint Vincent
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent
    • Saint Vincent is located in Kittson County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Leroy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
      • Leroy is located in Pembina County
    • Hallson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallson
      • Hallson is located in Pembina County
    • Crystal
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hamilton. 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 '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- Hamilton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hamilton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.8080, Longitude: -97.4520       In this case, the coordinates for Hamilton 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>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.
<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 Hamilton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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