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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 Herrick (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 Herrick. 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.

Herrick is located in Walsh 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 Walsh County: Marshall (MN), Cavalier, Grand Forks, Nelson, Pembina & Ramsey.

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

  • Walsh County     (The home county of Herrick)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Herrick, with the one closest to Herrick listed first.
    • Cashel ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cashel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashel
      • Cashel is located in Walsh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cashel
      • From Herrick to Cashel
    • Auburn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Grafton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Herriott
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Herriott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herriott
      • Herriott is located in Walsh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Herriott
      • From Herrick to Herriott
    • Warsaw
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Minto
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hoople
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Mandt
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Ardoch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardoch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoch
      • Ardoch is located in Walsh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardoch <2>
    • Forest River
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Park River
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Kerry ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Grand Forks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Herrick, with the one closest to Herrick listed first.
    • Johnstown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Manvel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manvel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manvel
      • Manvel is located in Grand Forks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manvel <2>
  • Pembina County
  • Kittson County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Herrick, with the one closest to Herrick listed first.
    • Mattson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mattson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattson
      • Mattson is located in Kittson County (MN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mattson
      • From Herrick to Mattson
    • Donaldson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donaldson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    • Kennedy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Hallock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Humboldt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Deerwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
      • Deerwood is located in Kittson County (MN)
    • Lake Bronson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Halma
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halma
      • Halma is located in Kittson County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halma <2>
    • Lancaster
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
  • Marshall County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Herrick, with the one closest to Herrick listed first.
    • Big Woods
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Stephen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephen
      • Stephen is located in Marshall County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephen <2>
    • Oslo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oslo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
      • Oslo is located in Marshall County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oslo <2>
    • Argyle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Alvarado
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvarado have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
      • Alvarado is located in Marshall County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
    • Englund
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Englund. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englund
      • Englund is located in Marshall County (MN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Englund
      • From Herrick to Englund
    • Warren
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Herrick ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Herrick.

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

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

  • Drayton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drayton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drayton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eagle Point Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eagle Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eagle Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Teien Covenant Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Teien Covenant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Teien Covenant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Skjeberg Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skjeberg Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skjeberg Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Landstad Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Landstad Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Landstad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fork Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fork Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Red River Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Malm Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Malm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (88 more) ...
    • St. Patrick Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Stephen Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stephen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest 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.<4>

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

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

  • Cashel ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cashel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashel
    • Cashel is located in Walsh County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cashel
    • From Herrick to Cashel
  • Drayton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pittsburgh
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Auburn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Grafton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bowesmont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Saint Thomas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
  • Nash
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nash have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
    • Nash is located in Walsh County
  • Mattson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mattson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattson
    • Mattson is located in Kittson County (MN)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Mattson
    • From Herrick to Mattson
  • Big Woods
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Donaldson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donaldson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
  • Minto
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Stephen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephen
      • Stephen is located in Marshall County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephen <2>
    • Glasston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kennedy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Herrick ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Herrick.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Herrick, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Herrick.

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 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 Herrick:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Herrick. 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>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.
<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>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 Herrick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Herrick) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Herrick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.5138, Longitude: -97.2288    









 

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