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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 Lostwood (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 Lostwood. 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 doctors 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.

Lostwood is located in Mountrail 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 Mountrail County: Burke, Dunn, McKenzie, McLean, Ward & Williams.

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

  • Mountrail County     (The home county of Lostwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lostwood, with the one closest to Lostwood listed first.
    • Stanley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Palermo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ross
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
      • Ross is located in Mountrail County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ross <1>
    • White Earth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Blaisdell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Coulee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulee
      • Coulee is located in Mountrail County
    • Belden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
      • Belden is located in Mountrail County
  • Burke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lostwood, with the one closest to Lostwood listed first.
    • Powers Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Battleview
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleview
      • Battleview is located in Burke County
    • Bowbells
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowbells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowbells
      • Bowbells is located in Burke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowbells <1>
    • Lignite
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lignite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignite
      • Lignite is located in Burke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lignite <1>
    • Flaxton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flaxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaxton
      • Flaxton is located in Burke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flaxton <1>
    • Rival ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rival. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rival
      • Rival is located in Burke County
  • Renville County
    • Norma
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
      • Norma is located in Renville County
  • Ward County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lostwood, with the one closest to Lostwood listed first.
    • Niobe
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niobe
      • Niobe is located in Ward County
    • Kenmare
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenmare have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmare
      • Kenmare is located in Ward County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenmare <1>
    • Donnybrook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Williams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lostwood, with the one closest to Lostwood listed first.
    • McGregor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Tioga
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
      • Tioga is located in Williams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <1>
    • Hamlet
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
      • Hamlet is located in Williams County

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

Cemeteries Near Lostwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lostwood.

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

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

  • Lunds Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lunds Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lunds Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vanville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vanville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vanville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vanville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vanville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vanville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rosehill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosehill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosehill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Elbow Lake Bethel Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elbow Lake Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elbow Lake Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. James Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moslem Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moslem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moslem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Manitou Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manitou Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Manitou Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<5> to the east of Ross.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102147 <4>
  • St. James Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (43 more) ...
    • White Earth Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Earth Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Earth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Little Butte Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Butte Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Butte 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.<6>

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

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

  • Stanley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Ross
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
    • Ross is located in Mountrail County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ross <1>
  • Manitou
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manitou have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
    • Manitou is located in Mountrail County
  • White Earth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Lostwood ...

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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lostwood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lostwood, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lostwood.

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 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 Lostwood:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lostwood. 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>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>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.
<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>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- Lostwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lostwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.4756, Longitude: -102.4241       In this case, the coordinates for Lostwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Lostwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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