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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 Litchville (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 Litchville. 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.

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

  • Barnes County     (The home county of Litchville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Litchville, with the one closest to Litchville listed first.
    • Kathryn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Nome
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Sanborn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Fingal
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fingal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Eckelson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Valley City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • North Valley City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Valley City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Valley City
      • North Valley City is located in Barnes County
    • Oriska
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriska have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Rogers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
  • Cass County
    • Tower City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dickey County
    • Glover
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
      • Glover is located in Dickey County
  • LaMoure County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Litchville, with the one closest to Litchville listed first.
    • Marion
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dickey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Grand Rapids
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
      • Grand Rapids is located in LaMoure County
    • Saratoga Springs ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saratoga Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Springs
      • Saratoga Springs is located in LaMoure County
    • Adrian
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
      • Adrian is located in LaMoure County
    • LaMoure
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Verona
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
      • Verona is located in LaMoure County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verona <1>
    • Berlin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Berlin is located in LaMoure County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <1>
    • Nortonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
      • Nortonville is located in LaMoure County
  • Ransom County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Litchville, with the one closest to Litchville listed first.
    • Fort Ransom
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Elliott
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
      • Elliott is located in Ransom County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25 people
    • Enderlin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Lisbon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Stutsman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Litchville, with the one closest to Litchville listed first.
    • Ypsilanti
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Montpelier
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Spiritwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bloom
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
      • Bloom is located in Stutsman County
    • Jamestown Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Junction
      • Jamestown Junction is located in Stutsman County
    • Millarton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millarton
      • Millarton is located in Stutsman County
    • Frontier Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
      • Frontier Village is located in Stutsman County
    • Jamestown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Litchville ...

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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Litchville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Litchville, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Litchville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Litchville:

Cemeteries Near Litchville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Litchville.

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

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

  • St. Anns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Swedish Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Swedish Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Litchville.
    • The Swedish Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Vikstrom Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102634 <4>
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Griswold Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griswold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griswold Cemetery
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Swedish Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • Elim Evangelical Free Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Sunnyside Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyside Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2412807 <4>
  • Grace Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Cemetery
  • Continue List   (48 more) ...
    • Sjulli Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sjulli Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sjulli Cemetery
    • Nordheim Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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>

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

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

  • Hastings
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hastings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
    • Hastings is located in Barnes County
  • Daily
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daily have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daily
    • Daily is located in Barnes County
  • Dickey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Fort Ransom
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Grand Rapids
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
    • Grand Rapids is located in LaMoure County
  • Adrian
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
    • Adrian is located in LaMoure County
  • Cuba
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Cuba is located in Barnes County
  • Berea
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
    • Berea is located in Barnes County
  • Sanborn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Ypsilanti
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Montpelier
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • LaMoure
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Verona
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
      • Verona is located in LaMoure County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verona <1>
    • Fingal
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fingal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Valley City
      (20 miles [32.2 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 Litchville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Litchville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Litchville. 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: 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>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>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- Litchville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Litchville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.6549, Longitude: -98.1911    
<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>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.
<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 Litchville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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