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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 Koldok (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 Koldok. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Koldok is located in Barnes 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 Barnes County: Cass, Griggs, LaMoure, Ransom, Steele & Stutsman.

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

  • Barnes County     (The home county of Koldok)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Koldok, with the one closest to Koldok listed first.
    • Oriska
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriska have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriska
      • Oriska is located in Barnes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oriska <2>
    • Fingal
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fingal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fingal
      • Fingal is located in Barnes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fingal <2>
    • North Valley City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Valley City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Valley City
      • North Valley City is located in Barnes County
    • Valley City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Nome
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Pillsbury
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pillsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury
      • Pillsbury is located in Barnes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
    • Kathryn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sibley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
      • Sibley is located in Barnes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Sanborn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Rogers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
      • Rogers is located in Barnes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <2>
    • Dazey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dazey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dazey
      • Dazey is located in Barnes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dazey <2>
    • Eckelson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Litchville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Koldok, with the one closest to Koldok listed first.
    • Tower City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Buffalo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
      • Buffalo is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <2>
    • Ayr
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayr have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayr
      • Ayr is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayr <2>
    • Alice
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
      • Alice is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
    • Absaraka
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Nolan ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nolan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan
      • Nolan is located in Cass County
    • Wheatland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Page
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Erie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
      • Erie is located in Cass County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <2>
    • Chaffee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Amenia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Casselton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Arthur
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ransom County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Koldok, with the one closest to Koldok listed first.
    • Enderlin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Sheldon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Anselm
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anselm
      • Anselm is located in Ransom County
    • Fort Ransom
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Steele County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Koldok, with the one closest to Koldok listed first.
    • Luverne
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luverne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luverne
      • Luverne is located in Steele County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luverne <2>
    • Hope
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Steele County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <2>
  • Traill County
    • Galesburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
      • Galesburg is located in Traill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galesburg <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Koldok ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Koldok.

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

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

  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oriska Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oriska Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oriska Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Bernards Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bernards Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bernards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Memory Gardens Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Gardens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memory Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Prairie Rest Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Rest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Valley City.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102029 <4>
  • St. Catherines Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Hill Side Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Morton Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Woodbine Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodbine Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodbine Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Valley City.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102743 <4>
    • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Minnie Lake Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minnie Lake Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minnie Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<5>

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

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

  • Tower City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Oriska
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriska have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriska
    • Oriska is located in Barnes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oriska <2>
  • Buffalo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Buffalo is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <2>
  • Cuba
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Cuba is located in Barnes County
  • Fingal
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fingal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fingal
    • Fingal is located in Barnes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fingal <2>
  • Magnolia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Magnolia is located in Cass County
  • Ayr
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayr have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayr
    • Ayr is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayr <2>
  • Valley City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Lucca
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucca
    • Lucca is located in Barnes County
  • Absaraka
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Wheatland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Page
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Berea
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
      • Berea is located in Barnes County
    • Daily
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daily have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daily
      • Daily is located in Barnes County
    • Ashtabula ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashtabula have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashtabula
      • Ashtabula is located in Barnes County

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

Newspapers Published in Koldok ...

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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Koldok.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Koldok, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Koldok.

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 Koldok:

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

The official website for Barnes County: www.co.barnes.nd.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Koldok, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Koldok) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Koldok. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9286, Longitude: -97.7237       In this case, the coordinates for Koldok have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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