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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 Hatton (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 Hatton. 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 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 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.

Hatton is located in Traill 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 Hatton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hatton:

  • Traill County     (The home county of Hatton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hatton, with the one closest to Hatton listed first.
    • Portland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mayville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Roseville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Roseville is located in Traill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
    • Buxton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Cummings
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Clifford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Blanchard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillsboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Galesburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Alton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Alton is located in Traill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Greenfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Greenfield is located in Traill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Caledonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kelso
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Kelso is located in Traill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
  • Grand Forks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hatton, with the one closest to Hatton listed first.
    • Northwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Holmes
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Holmes is located in Grand Forks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
    • Kempton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Kempton is located in Grand Forks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
    • Reynolds
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Thompson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Arvilla
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Emerado
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Larimore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Kelly
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Kelly is located in Grand Forks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
    • Mekinock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Grand Forks
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • McCanna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • McCanna is located in Grand Forks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCanna
    • Gilby
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Gilby is located in Grand Forks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilby <1>
  • Nelson County
    • Aneta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Steele County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hatton, with the one closest to Hatton listed first.
    • Sherbrooke
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sherbrooke is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherbrooke
    • Finley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sharon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Hope
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Polk County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hatton, with the one closest to Hatton listed first.
    • East Grand Forks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Climax
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Climax is located in Polk County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
    • Nielsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Nielsville is located in Polk County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nielsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Mallory
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Mallory is located in Polk County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory

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

Cemeteries Near Hatton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hatton.

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 Hatton - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hatton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Zoar Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Stavens Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Washington Prairie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Goose River Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Swenson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Washington Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • The Washington Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Washington Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
  • Northwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (74 more) ...
    • Severson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Aurdal Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Holmes Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hatton had a population of 257 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hatton had a population of 731 people.

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

  • Northwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Holmes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Holmes is located in Grand Forks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
  • Portland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mayville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Roseville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Roseville is located in Traill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Kempton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kempton is located in Grand Forks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
  • Murray
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Murray is located in Traill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
  • Buxton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Reynolds
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Sherbrooke
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sherbrooke is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherbrooke
  • Thompson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Cummings
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Arvilla
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Clifford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Larimore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Hatton ...

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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hatton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Hatton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Hatton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Hatton.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Hatton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Hatton:

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 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.
<3>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 Hatton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hatton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.