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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 Lunds Landing (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 Lunds Landing. 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.

Name Variations for Lunds Landing ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Lunds Landing: Lunds Lndg. (or less commonly used: Lunds Lndng.)
  • While the name of this community is Lunds Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Lunds Landing may originally have been Lund's Landing.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Lunds Landing might be written as Lund Landing.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Lunds Landing is located in Williams 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 Williams County: Roosevelt (MT), Sheridan (MT), Burke, Divide, McKenzie & Mountrail.

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

  • Williams County     (The home county of Lunds Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lunds Landing, with the one closest to Lunds Landing listed first.
    • Wheelock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheelock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelock
      • Wheelock is located in Williams County
    • Ray
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
      • Ray is located in Williams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ray <3>
    • Epping
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epping have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epping
      • Epping is located in Williams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epping <3>
    • Lake Jessie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jessie
      • Lake Jessie is located in Williams County
    • Springbrook
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
      • Springbrook is located in Williams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
    • Tioga
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <3>
    • Williston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • McKenzie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lunds Landing, with the one closest to Lunds Landing listed first.
    • Banks ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
      • Banks is located in McKenzie County
    • Keene
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Schafer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schafer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schafer
      • Schafer is located in McKenzie County
    • Watford City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watford City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watford City
      • Watford City is located in McKenzie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,944 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watford City <3>
    • Four Bears Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Bears Village
      • Four Bears Village is located in McKenzie County
    • Arnegard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnegard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnegard
      • Arnegard is located in McKenzie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnegard <3>
    • Rawson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rawson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawson
      • Rawson is located in McKenzie County
  • Mountrail County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lunds Landing, with the one closest to Lunds Landing listed first.
    • White Earth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ross
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • 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 <3>
    • Sanish
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanish
      • Sanish is located in Mountrail County

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

Newspapers Published in Lunds Landing ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lunds Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lunds Landing, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lunds Landing.

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 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 Lunds Landing:

Cemeteries Near Lunds Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lunds Landing.

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

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

  • Garden Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden Valley Cemetery
  • Wheelock Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheelock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheelock Cemetery
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • German Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Cemetery
  • Epping Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Epping Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Epping Cemetery
  • Sunset Rest Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Rest Cemetery
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Temple Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Temple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temple Cemetery
  • Hauges Norwegian Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hauges Norwegian Lutheran Church Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the northwest of Williston.
    • The Hauges Norwegian Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hauge Cemetery
    • Ploom Creek Hauges Norwegian Lutheran Chuch Cemetery
    • Ploom Creek Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hauges Norwegian Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2251842 <5>
  • Antelope Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antelope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antelope Cemetery
  • Kristiansand Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kristiansand Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kristiansand Cemetery
  • Continue List   (38 more) ...
    • United Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Cemetery
    • Clear Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Clear Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Keene.
      • The Clear Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Clear Creek Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201205 <5>
    • West Prairie Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Prairie Cemetery

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 Lunds Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lunds Landing.

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

  • Wheelock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheelock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelock
    • Wheelock is located in Williams County
  • Ray
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
    • Ray is located in Williams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ray <3>
  • Springbrook
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
    • Springbrook is located in Williams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
  • Avoca
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
    • Avoca is located in Williams County
  • White Earth
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Williston
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Manitou
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Ross
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • 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 <3>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lunds Landing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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- Lunds Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lunds Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.1659, Longitude: -103.1407       In this case, the coordinates for Lunds Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<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 Lunds Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.









 

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