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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 Hanks Corner (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 Hanks Corner. 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 Hanks Corner ...

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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Hanks Corner: Hanks Cor. (or less commonly used: Hanks Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Hanks Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Hanks Corner may originally have been Hank's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Hanks Corner might be written as Hank Corner.

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 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.

Hanks Corner is located in Cavalier 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 Cavalier County: Pembina, Ramsey, Towner & Walsh.

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

  • Cavalier County     (The home county of Hanks Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hanks Corner, with the one closest to Hanks Corner listed first.
    • Milton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Osnabrock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osnabrock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osnabrock
      • Osnabrock is located in Cavalier County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osnabrock <2>
    • Langdon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langdon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
      • Langdon is located in Cavalier County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Langdon <2>
    • Nekoma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nekoma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoma
      • Nekoma is located in Cavalier County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nekoma <2>
    • Dresden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Maida
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Loma
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma
      • Loma is located in Cavalier County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
  • Pembina County
  • Walsh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hanks Corner, with the one closest to Hanks Corner listed first.
    • Edinburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Hoople
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoople have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Kerry ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Fairdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
      • Fairdale is located in Walsh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairdale <2>
    • Adams
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Park River
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park River
      • Park River is located in Walsh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park River <2>
    • Pleasant Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Auburn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mandt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lankin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lankin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankin
      • Lankin is located in Walsh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lankin <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Hanks Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hanks Corner.

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

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

  • Oak Lawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spangel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spangel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spangel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Ellens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ellens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Ellens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Andvari Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andvari Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andvari Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beaulieu Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaulieu Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaulieu Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Mountain Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Mountain Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Mountain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mountain Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Peters Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hallson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hallson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hallson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peters Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dovre Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dovre Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dovre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (87 more) ...
    • Milton Memorial Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milton Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milton Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Clothilda Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Clothilda Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Clothilda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • South Pembina Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Pembina Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Pembina Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

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

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

  • Olga
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
    • Olga is located in Cavalier County
  • Mountain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
    • Mountain is located in Pembina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain <2>
  • Hallson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallson
    • Hallson is located in Pembina County
  • Milton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Akra
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Walhalla
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Backoo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Vang
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vang have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vang
    • Vang is located in Cavalier County
  • Union
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Cavalier County
  • Canton City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Leroy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cavalier
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Crystal
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Langdon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langdon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
      • Langdon is located in Cavalier County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Langdon <2>
    • Hoople
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoople have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Hanks Corner ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hanks Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hanks Corner, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hanks Corner.

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 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 Hanks Corner:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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 Hanks Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Hanks Corner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hanks Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.7588, Longitude: -97.9499    









 

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