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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 Lithia (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 Lithia. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Lithia is located in Richland County.

To see how the shape of North Dakota's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Richland County: Traverse (MN), Wilkin (MN), Cass, Ransom, Sargent & Roberts (SD).

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

  • Richland County     (The home county of Lithia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lithia, with the one closest to Lithia listed first.
    • Christine
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Walcott
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Colfax
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Abercrombie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Galchutt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Galchutt is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galchutt
    • Barrie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Barrie is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrie
    • Dwight
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Dwight is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Fairview Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Fairview Junction is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Junction
    • Mooreton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Barney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Wahpeton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Wyndmere
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lithia, with the one closest to Lithia listed first.
    • Oxbow
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Oxbow is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Wild Rice
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Wild Rice is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rice
    • Horace
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kindred
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Briarwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Briarwood is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
    • Frontier
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Frontier is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
    • Warren
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Warren is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
    • Prairie Rose
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Prairie Rose is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Rose
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
    • Davenport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fargo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • West Fargo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Woods
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Woods is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
    • Durbin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Durbin is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
  • Ransom County
  • Clay County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lithia, with the one closest to Lithia listed first.
    • Comstock
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Comstock is located in Clay County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
    • Sabin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Sabin is located in Clay County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
    • Finkle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Finkle is located in Clay County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkle
    • Baker
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Baker is located in Clay County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Moorhead
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Dilworth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Barnesville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Oakport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Oakport is located in Clay County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakport
    • Glyndon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kragnes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Kragnes is located in Clay County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kragnes
    • Muskoda
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Muskoda is located in Clay County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskoda
    • Rollag
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Rollag is located in Clay County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollag
    • Hawley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hawley is located in Clay County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,210 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawley <1>
  • Otter Tail County (MN)
    • Rothsay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Rothsay is located in Otter Tail County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothsay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rothsay <1>
  • Wilkin County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lithia, with the one closest to Lithia listed first.
    • Wolverton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Wolverton is located in Wilkin County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Kent
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Kent is located in Wilkin County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Lawndale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Lawndale is located in Wilkin County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
    • Breckenridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Lithia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lithia.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Lithia - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lithia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Hemnes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • South Pleasant and Christine Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pleasant and Christine Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the South Pleasant and Christine Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Christine.
    • The South Pleasant and Christine Cemetery has also been known as:
    • South Pleasant Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102592 <3>
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • North Pleasant Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • South Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Christine Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Eagle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wolverton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Comstock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Clara Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Hoff Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Richland Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (105 more) ...
    • Lower Wild Rice & Red River Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Norman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Walcott Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Walcott Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Walcott.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2292816 <3>

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>

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

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

  • Christine
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hickson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hickson is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickson
  • Comstock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Comstock is located in Clay County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
  • Wolverton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wolverton is located in Wilkin County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Walcott
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wild Rice
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Wild Rice is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rice
  • Colfax
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Horace
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Kindred
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Abercrombie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Warren
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Warren is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
  • McCauleyville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • McCauleyville is located in Wilkin County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCauleyville
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Kent
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Kent is located in Wilkin County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Sabin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Sabin is located in Clay County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
    • Davenport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Lithia ...

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 118 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lithia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lithia, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lithia.

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 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 Lithia:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lithia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Lithia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.