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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 Lankin (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 Lankin. 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 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.

Lankin 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 Lankin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lankin:

  • Walsh County     (The home county of Lankin)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lankin, with the one closest to Lankin listed first.
    • Pleasant Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
      • Pleasant Valley is located in Walsh County
    • Praha ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
      • Praha is located in Walsh County
    • Fordville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Pisek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Park River
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Adams
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kerry ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerry
      • Kerry is located in Walsh County
    • Edinburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
      • Edinburg is located in Walsh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <3>
    • Conway
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
      • Conway is located in Walsh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
    • Mandt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandt
      • Mandt is located in Walsh County
    • Fairdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
      • Fairdale is located in Walsh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairdale <3>
    • Hoople
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoople have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Forest River
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Cavalier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lankin, with the one closest to Lankin listed first.
    • Milton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Osnabrock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osnabrock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osnabrock
      • Osnabrock is located in Cavalier County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osnabrock <3>
    • Nekoma
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nekoma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoma
      • Nekoma is located in Cavalier County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nekoma <3>
    • Hanks Corner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks Corner
      • Hanks Corner is located in Cavalier County
  • Grand Forks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lankin, with the one closest to Lankin listed first.
    • Inkster
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Orr
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
      • Orr is located in Grand Forks County
    • Niagara
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Johnstown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
      • Johnstown is located in Grand Forks County
    • McCanna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCanna
      • McCanna is located in Grand Forks County
    • Gilby
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilby
      • Gilby is located in Grand Forks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilby <3>
  • Nelson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lankin, with the one closest to Lankin listed first.
    • Whitman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
      • Whitman is located in Nelson County
    • Petersburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Michigan City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mapes
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mapes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapes
      • Mapes is located in Nelson County
    • Lakota
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pembina County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lankin, with the one closest to Lankin listed first.
    • Gardar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardar
      • Gardar is located in Pembina County
    • Crystal
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountain
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
      • Mountain is located in Pembina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain <3>
    • Canton City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton City
      • Canton City is located in Pembina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
      • Canton City has also been known as:
      • Hensel
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton City <3>
    • Saint Thomas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • Ramsey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lankin, with the one closest to Lankin listed first.
    • Lawton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Brocket
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brocket have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Edmore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
    • Bartlett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
      • Bartlett is located in Ramsey County

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

Cemeteries Near Lankin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lankin.

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

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

  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Machart Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Machart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Machart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Christianson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christianson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christianson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • ZCBJ Narodni Hrbitov Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the ZCBJ Narodni Hrbitov Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the ZCBJ Narodni Hrbitov Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Adams Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Adams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Middle Forest River Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middle Forest River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middle Forest River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Sarnia Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Sarnia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Sarnia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Park River.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101787 <4>
  • Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (68 more) ...
    • Park River Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Zion Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • East Forest River Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Forest River Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Forest River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 Lankin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lankin.

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

  • Praha ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
    • Praha is located in Walsh County
  • Pisek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Park River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • Adams
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Conway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • Conway is located in Walsh County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
  • Veseleyville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veseleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veseleyville
    • Veseleyville is located in Walsh County
  • Union
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Cavalier County
  • Inkster
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Orr
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
    • Orr is located in Grand Forks County
  • Hoople
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoople have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • Petersburg
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • Forest River
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Voss
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voss have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voss
      • Voss is located in Walsh County
    • Nash
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nash have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
      • Nash is located in Walsh County
    • Milton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lankin ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lankin.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lankin. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lankin and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lankin.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<6> of Lankin.

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 Lankin:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lankin. 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>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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Lankin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lankin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lankin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.3147, Longitude: -97.9212       In this case, the coordinates for Lankin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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