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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Lucca (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 Lucca. 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.

Lucca is located in Barnes 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 Barnes County: Cass, Griggs, LaMoure, Ransom, Steele & Stutsman.

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

  • Barnes County     (The home county of Lucca)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lucca, with the one closest to Lucca listed first.
    • Nome
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fingal
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kathryn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Oriska
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Valley City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • North Valley City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • North Valley City is located in Barnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Valley City
    • Litchville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Sanborn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lucca, with the one closest to Lucca listed first.
    • Alice
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Alice is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
    • Tower City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Buffalo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Chaffee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Magnolia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Magnolia is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Leonard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Wheatland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Absaraka
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Woods
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Woods is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
    • Ayr
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Durbin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Durbin is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
    • Casselton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Davenport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • LaMoure County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lucca, with the one closest to Lucca listed first.
    • Verona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Marion
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Ransom County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lucca, with the one closest to Lucca listed first.
    • Enderlin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sheldon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Anselm
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Anselm is located in Ransom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anselm
    • Fort Ransom
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lisbon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Elliott
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Elliott is located in Ransom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25 people
    • McLeod
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Richland County
    • Barrie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Barrie is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrie

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

Cemeteries Near Lucca ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lucca.

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 Lucca - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hill Side Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Petri Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Petri Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Petri Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Nome.
    • The St. Petri Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Peters Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2405853 <2>
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Fillmore Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Enderlin City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • St. Olaf Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (63 more) ...
    • Waldheim Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bethania Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Johannes Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Lucca had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Fingal
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cuba
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cuba is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Daily
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Daily is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daily
  • Sheldon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Buttzville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Buttzville is located in Ransom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttzville
  • Oriska
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Tower City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Fort Ransom
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Anselm
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Anselm is located in Ransom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anselm
  • Buffalo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Coburn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Coburn is located in Ransom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburn
  • Hastings
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Hastings is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lisbon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Magnolia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Magnolia is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Venlo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Venlo is located in Ransom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venlo

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

Newspapers Published in Lucca ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lucca.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lucca, 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 Lucca.

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 Lucca:

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