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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 Leonard (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 Leonard. 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.

Leonard is located in Cass 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 Cass County: Clay (MN), Norman (MN), Barnes, Ransom, Richland, Steele & Traill.

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

  • Cass County     (The home county of Leonard)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leonard, with the one closest to Leonard listed first.
    • Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woods. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
      • Woods is located in Cass County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Woods
      • From Leonard to Woods
    • Davenport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Chaffee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kindred
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kindred have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindred
      • Kindred is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kindred <2>
    • Durbin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Durbin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
      • Durbin is located in Cass County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Durbin
      • From Leonard to Durbin
    • Warren
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Warren is located in Cass County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Warren
      • From Leonard to Warren
    • Alice
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Casselton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Horace
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
      • Horace is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,128 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horace <2>
    • Wheatland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Mapleton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Oxbow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxbow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
      • Oxbow is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Wild Rice
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Barnes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leonard, with the one closest to Leonard listed first.
    • Nome
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Fingal
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fingal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
  • Ransom County
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leonard, with the one closest to Leonard listed first.
    • Barrie
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barrie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrie
      • Barrie is located in Richland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Barrie
      • From Leonard to Barrie
    • Walcott
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walcott have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
      • Walcott is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walcott <2>
    • Christine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christine
      • Christine is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christine <2>
    • Colfax
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wyndmere
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Galchutt
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Abercrombie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Barney
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
      • Barney is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barney <2>
  • Sargent County
    • Milnor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milnor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnor
      • Milnor is located in Sargent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milnor <2>
  • Clay County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leonard, with the one closest to Leonard listed first.
    • Comstock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comstock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
      • Comstock is located in Clay County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
    • Finkle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Finkle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkle
      • Finkle is located in Clay County (MN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Finkle
      • From Leonard to Finkle
    • Moorhead
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moorhead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
      • Moorhead is located in Clay County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,016 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moorhead <2>
    • Sabin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
      • Sabin is located in Clay County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
    • Oakport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakport
      • Oakport is located in Clay County (MN)
    • Dilworth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dilworth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilworth
      • Dilworth is located in Clay County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,452 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dilworth <2>
  • Wilkin County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leonard, with the one closest to Leonard listed first.
    • Wolverton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Kent
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Leonard ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leonard.

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

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

  • Leonard Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leonard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leonard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Watson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Christiania Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • United Brethren Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Brethren Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Davenport Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davenport Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davenport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gol Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gol Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gol Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • German Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Free Lutheran Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Free Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Free Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dokken Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dokken Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dokken Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • SheldonCemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Nordmanna Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nordmanna Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nordmanna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tabor Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (69 more) ...
    • St. Johannes Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johannes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johannes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Norman Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Salem Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Leonard had a population of 104 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Leonard had a population of 229 people.

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

  • Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woods. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
    • Woods is located in Cass County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Woods
    • From Leonard to Woods
  • Coburn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburn
    • Coburn is located in Ransom County
  • Power
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Power have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power
    • Power is located in Richland County
  • Barrie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barrie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrie
    • Barrie is located in Richland County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Barrie
    • From Leonard to Barrie
  • Davenport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Kindred
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kindred have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindred
    • Kindred is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kindred <2>
  • Durbin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Durbin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
    • Durbin is located in Cass County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Durbin
    • From Leonard to Durbin
  • Sheldon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Warren
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
    • Warren is located in Cass County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Warren
    • From Leonard to Warren
  • Anselm
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anselm
    • Anselm is located in Ransom County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Anselm
    • From Leonard to Anselm
  • Venlo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venlo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venlo
    • Venlo is located in Ransom County
  • Walcott
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walcott have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
    • Walcott is located in Richland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walcott <2>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Leonard ...

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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leonard.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Leonard. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Leonard and those printed in the larger area surrounding Leonard.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6> of Leonard.

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 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 Leonard:

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

The official website for Cass County: www.co.cass.nd.us/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Leonard, 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- Leonard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Leonard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.6518, Longitude: -97.2457    









 

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