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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 Leroy (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 Leroy. 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 doctors 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.

Leroy is located in Pembina 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 Pembina County: Kittson (MN), Cavalier & Walsh.

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

  • Pembina County     (The home county of Leroy)
  • Cavalier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leroy, with the one closest to Leroy listed first.
    • Hanks Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Milton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Osnabrock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osnabrock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • Maida
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Langdon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langdon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
      • Langdon is located in Cavalier County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Langdon <1>
  • Walsh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leroy, with the one closest to Leroy listed first.
    • Hoople
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoople have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
    • Edinburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
  • Kittson County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Leroy, with the one closest to Leroy listed first.
    • Saint Vincent
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent
      • Saint Vincent is located in Kittson County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
    • Noyes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noyes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noyes
      • Noyes is located in Kittson County (MN)
    • Humboldt
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Leroy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Leroy.

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

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

  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tyner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bruce Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruce Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Peters Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Schoenwiese Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Walhalla Hillside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Peters Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Reinland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hallson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hallson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hallson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Gretna RC Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (81 more) ...
    • Gretna Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Beaulieu Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaulieu Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaulieu Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Andvari Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andvari Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andvari 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Leroy had a population of 28 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Backoo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Walhalla
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Neche
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neche have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neche
    • Neche is located in Pembina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neche <1>
  • Akra
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Cavalier
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hallson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallson
    • Hallson is located in Pembina County
  • Bathgate
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Olga
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
    • Olga is located in Cavalier County
  • Hamilton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
    • Hamilton is located in Pembina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <1>
  • Canton City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Vang
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vang have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vang
    • Vang is located in Cavalier County
  • Mountain
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <1>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Leroy ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Leroy.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Leroy, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Leroy.

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 websites either 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 Leroy:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Leroy. 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<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>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 Leroy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Leroy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Leroy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.9243, Longitude: -97.7525    









 

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