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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 Juanita (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 Juanita. 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 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.

Juanita is located in Foster 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 Foster County: Eddy, Griggs, Stutsman & Wells.

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

  • Foster County     (The home county of Juanita)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Juanita, with the one closest to Juanita listed first.
    • McHenry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Grace City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace City
      • Grace City is located in Foster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grace City <1>
    • Glenfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
      • Glenfield is located in Foster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenfield <1>
    • Melville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
      • Melville is located in Foster County
    • Barlow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
      • Barlow is located in Foster County
    • Carrington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Guptill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guptill
      • Guptill is located in Foster County
  • Barnes County
    • Wimbledon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wimbledon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimbledon
      • Wimbledon is located in Barnes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wimbledon <1>
  • Benson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Juanita, with the one closest to Juanita listed first.
    • Warwick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
      • Warwick is located in Benson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warwick <1>
    • Tokio
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Eddy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Juanita, with the one closest to Juanita listed first.
    • Brantford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantford
      • Brantford is located in Eddy County
    • Hamar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar
      • Hamar is located in Eddy County
    • New Rockford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Sheyenne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Griggs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Juanita, with the one closest to Juanita listed first.
    • Sutton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Binford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Binford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binford
      • Binford is located in Griggs County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Binford <1>
    • Jessie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Cooperstown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooperstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
      • Cooperstown is located in Griggs County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooperstown <1>
    • Hannaford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Walum
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walum
      • Walum is located in Griggs County
  • Nelson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Juanita, with the one closest to Juanita listed first.
    • Pekin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pekin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
      • Pekin is located in Nelson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pekin <1>
    • Tolna
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolna
      • Tolna is located in Nelson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolna <1>
    • McVille
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McVille have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
      • McVille is located in Nelson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McVille <1>
  • Stutsman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Juanita, with the one closest to Juanita listed first.
    • Kensal
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Courtenay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Courtenay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtenay
      • Courtenay is located in Stutsman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Courtenay <1>
    • Pingree
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Spiritwood Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spiritwood Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiritwood Lake
      • Spiritwood Lake is located in Stutsman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people

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

Newspapers Published in Juanita ...

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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Juanita.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Juanita, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Juanita.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Juanita:

Cemeteries Near Juanita ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Juanita.

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

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

  • Grace City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace City Cemetery
  • Brethren Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brethren Cemetery
  • Glenfield Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenfield Cemetery
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Eastman Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastman Cemetery
  • Naroen Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Naroen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Naroen Cemetery
  • Brantford Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brantford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brantford Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • Mabel Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mabel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mabel Cemetery
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
  • Binford Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Binford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Binford Cemetery
  • St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (30 more) ...
    • St. James Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Courtenay Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Courtenay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Courtenay Cemetery
    • Carrington Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carrington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carrington Cemetery

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 Juanita in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Juanita.

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

  • Glenfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
    • Glenfield is located in Foster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenfield <1>
  • Melville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
    • Melville is located in Foster County
  • Jessie
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Barlow
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
    • Barlow is located in Foster County
  • Carrington
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • New Rockford
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Pingree
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hannaford
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cooperstown
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooperstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
    • Cooperstown is located in Griggs County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooperstown <1>

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

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

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

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 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>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- Juanita) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Juanita. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5022, Longitude: -98.6840       In this case, the coordinates for Juanita have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Juanita, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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