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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 Lakota (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 Lakota. 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.

Lakota is located in Nelson County and is the County Seat.

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 Nelson County: Benson, Eddy, Grand Forks, Griggs, Ramsey, Steele & Walsh.

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

  • Nelson County     (The home county of Lakota)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakota, with the one closest to Lakota listed first.
    • Michigan City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
      • Michigan City is located in Nelson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Michigan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Whitman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
      • Whitman is located in Nelson County
    • Tolna
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Petersburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Nelson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <2>
    • Pekin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pekin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • McVille
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McVille have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Aneta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Benson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakota, with the one closest to Lakota listed first.
    • Warwick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Tokio
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Saint Michael
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Fort Totten
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Eddy County
    • Hamar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar
      • Hamar is located in Eddy County
  • Grand Forks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakota, with the one closest to Lakota listed first.
    • Niagara
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • McCanna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCanna
      • McCanna is located in Grand Forks County
  • Ramsey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakota, with the one closest to Lakota listed first.
    • Bartlett
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
      • Bartlett is located in Ramsey County
    • Doyon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyon
      • Doyon is located in Ramsey County
    • Brocket
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brocket have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brocket
      • Brocket is located in Ramsey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brocket <2>
    • Crary
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crary
      • Crary is located in Ramsey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crary <2>
    • Lawton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
      • Lawton is located in Ramsey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawton <2>
    • Devils Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devils Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Lake
      • Devils Lake is located in Ramsey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devils Lake <2>
    • Edmore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmore
      • Edmore is located in Ramsey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmore <2>
    • Webster
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Walsh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lakota, with the one closest to Lakota listed first.
    • Praha ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Praha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
      • Praha is located in Walsh County
    • Lankin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lankin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankin
      • Lankin is located in Walsh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lankin <2>
    • Fordville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordville
      • Fordville is located in Walsh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordville <2>
    • Adams
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lakota ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lakota.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lakota. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lakota and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lakota.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> of Lakota.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Lakota:

Cemeteries Near Lakota ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lakota.

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

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

  • Bartlett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Doyon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doyon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doyon Cemetery
  • Hope Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
  • Michigan Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Finnish Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finnish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finnish Cemetery
  • Hoff Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoff Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Vaage Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaage Cemetery
  • Odessa Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odessa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odessa Cemetery
  • West Forest Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Forest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Forest Cemetery
  • Crary Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crary Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Continue List   (40 more) ...
    • Melrose Church Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Melrose Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Melrose Church Cemetery
    • Hamlin Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamlin Cemetery
    • East Sarnia Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Sarnia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Sarnia 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lakota had a population of 227 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lakota had a population of 607 people.

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

  • Bartlett
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
    • Bartlett is located in Ramsey County
  • Mapes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapes
    • Mapes is located in Nelson County
  • Michigan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Michigan City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
    • Michigan City is located in Nelson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Harrisburg ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Harrisburg is located in Nelson County
  • Crary
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crary
    • Crary is located in Ramsey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crary <2>
  • Petersburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Petersburg is located in Nelson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <2>
  • Praha ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Praha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
    • Praha is located in Walsh County
  • Niagara
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Devils Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devils Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Lake
      • Devils Lake is located in Ramsey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devils Lake <2>
    • Shawnee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
      • Shawnee is located in Grand Forks County
    • Aneta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • McCanna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCanna
      • McCanna is located in Grand Forks County
    • Adams
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

The official website for State of North Dakota: 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>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- Lakota) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lakota. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0424, Longitude: -98.3438    
<5>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.
<6>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 Lakota, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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