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 Horace (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 Horace. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Horace is located in Cass 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 Cass County: Clay (MN), Norman (MN), Barnes, Ransom, Richland, Steele & Traill.
Below are the counties that are near Horace. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Horace:
- Cass County (The home county of Horace)
- The following are listed by their distance from Horace, with the one closest to Horace listed first.
- Wild Rice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wild Rice is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rice
- Frontier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frontier is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Briarwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Briarwood is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Prairie Rose
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Rose is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Rose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Warren
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- West Fargo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oxbow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oxbow is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Fargo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Davenport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kindred
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mapleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Durbin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Durbin is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Ransom County
- Sheldon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Horace, with the one closest to Horace listed first.
- Christine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Walcott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Barrie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barrie is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrie
- Colfax
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Abercrombie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Galchutt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Galchutt is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galchutt
- Clay County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Horace, with the one closest to Horace listed first.
- Finkle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Finkle is located in Clay County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkle
- Moorhead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Comstock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Comstock is located in Clay County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Sabin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sabin is located in Clay County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Dilworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakport is located in Clay County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakport
- Baker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Baker is located in Clay County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Glyndon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kragnes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kragnes is located in Clay County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kragnes
- Georgetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Clay County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Barnesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Muskoda
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Muskoda is located in Clay County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskoda
- Norman County (MN)
- Perley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Perley is located in Norman County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Wilkin County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Horace, with the one closest to Horace listed first.
- Wolverton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wolverton is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Kent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kent is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Lawndale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lawndale is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Horace, see our County-by-County Page for Horace.
Cemeteries Near Horace ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Horace.
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 Horace - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Horace covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Horace, with the one closest to Horace listed first.
- Brink Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink Cemetery
- The Brink Cemetery has also been known as:
- Horace Lutheran Cemetery
- Horace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lower Wild Rice & Red River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- German Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Moorhead Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Davenport Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clara Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (89 more) ...
- Hoff Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Horace had a population of 48 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Horace had a population of 3,128 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Horace, with the one closest to Horace listed first.
- Wild Rice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wild Rice is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rice
- Warren
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Hickson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hickson is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickson
- Davenport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Finkle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Finkle is located in Clay County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkle
- Fargo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kindred
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Comstock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Comstock is located in Clay County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Moorhead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sabin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sabin is located in Clay County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Mapleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Durbin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Durbin is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dilworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Christine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Woods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Woods is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Horace. See our List of 1890's Communities around Horace.
Newspapers Published in Horace ...
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 123 newspapers that have been published in the area around Horace.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Horace, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Horace.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Horace:
- Websites specific to North Dakota
- Pages specific to Cass County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ransom County
- Richland County
- Clay County
- Norman County
- Wilkin County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Dakota
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 Horace, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Horace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |