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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Harlem. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Harlem to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Harlem, please Contact Us.

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 Harlem (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 Harlem. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Harlem is historic, it would have been located within present day Sargent 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 Sargent County: Dickey, Ransom, Richland, Brown (SD) & Marshall (SD).

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

  • Sargent County     (The home county of Harlem)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harlem, with the one closest to Harlem listed first.
    • Cogswell
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cogswell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogswell
      • Cogswell is located in Sargent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cogswell <3>
    • Stirum
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Forman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forman
      • Forman is located in Sargent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forman <3>
    • Gwinner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gwinner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwinner
      • Gwinner is located in Sargent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gwinner <3>
    • Straubville ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Brampton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Rutland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
      • Rutland is located in Sargent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutland <3>
    • Havana
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Milnor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milnor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnor
      • Milnor is located in Sargent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milnor <3>
    • Cayuga
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
      • Cayuga is located in Sargent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <3>
    • Ransom City ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ransom City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom City
      • Ransom City is located in Sargent County
  • Dickey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harlem, with the one closest to Harlem listed first.
    • Oakes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • 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 <3>
    • Norway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Glover
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Ludden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludden
      • Ludden is located in Dickey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
    • Guelph
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Silverleaf
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Silverleaf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverleaf
      • Silverleaf is located in Dickey County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Silverleaf
      • From Harlem to Silverleaf
  • LaMoure County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harlem, with the one closest to Harlem listed first.
    • Verona
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <3>
    • LaMoure
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Ransom County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harlem, with the one closest to Harlem listed first.
    • Elliott
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Lisbon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Fort Ransom
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • McLeod
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Anselm
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anselm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anselm
      • Anselm is located in Ransom County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Anselm
      • From Harlem to Anselm
  • Richland County
    • Lidgerwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lidgerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lidgerwood
      • Lidgerwood is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 616 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lidgerwood <3>
  • Brown County (SD)
    • Hecla
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hecla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla
      • Hecla is located in Brown County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hecla <3>
  • Marshall County (SD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harlem, with the one closest to Harlem listed first.
    • Newark
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Kidder
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Britton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Britton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
      • Britton is located in Marshall County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Britton <3>
    • West Britton ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Britton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Britton
      • West Britton is located in Marshall County (SD)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,368 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to West Britton
      • From Harlem to West Britton
    • Marlow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
      • Marlow is located in Marshall County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 14 people
    • Hillhead
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Amherst
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Spain
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spain
      • Spain is located in Marshall County (SD)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 989 people
    • Veblen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veblen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veblen
      • Veblen is located in Marshall County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veblen <3>

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

Cemeteries Near Harlem ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harlem.

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

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

  • Harlem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harlem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harlem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Sargent Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Sargent Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Sargent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nicholson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nicholson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nicholson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gwinner Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gwinner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gwinner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Trinity Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brampton Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brampton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brampton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whitestone Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Dunbar Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunbar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunbar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (44 more) ...
    • Oakes View Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakes View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakes View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Union Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Havana Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Havana Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Havana Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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.

Harlem itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 19 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Cogswell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cogswell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogswell
    • Cogswell is located in Sargent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cogswell <3>
  • Nicholson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicholson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
    • Nicholson is located in Sargent County
  • Forman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forman
    • Forman is located in Sargent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forman <3>
  • Straubville ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Brampton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Newark
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Rutland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
    • Rutland is located in Sargent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutland <3>
  • Oakes
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • 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 <3>
  • Milnor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milnor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnor
    • Milnor is located in Sargent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milnor <3>
  • Kidder
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Glover
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Ludden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludden
    • Ludden is located in Dickey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Cayuga
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
      • Cayuga is located in Sargent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <3>
    • Ransom City ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ransom City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom City
      • Ransom City is located in Sargent County
    • Port Emma ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Emma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Emma
      • Port Emma 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 Harlem. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harlem.

Newspapers Published in Harlem ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harlem.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harlem, 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 Harlem.

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 either 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 Harlem:

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Harlem, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Harlem) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harlem. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1460, Longitude: -97.7782       In this case, the coordinates for Harlem have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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