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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 Valley (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 Valley. 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 Valley ...

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 Valley: Lunds Vly. (or less commonly used: Lunds Vally. or Lunds Vlly.)
  • While the name of this community is Lunds Valley, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Lunds Valley may originally have been Lund's Valley.

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

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Valley 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 Lunds Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lunds Valley:

  • Mountrail County     (The home county of Lunds Valley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lunds Valley, with the one closest to Lunds Valley listed first.
    • Ross
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • 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 <2>
    • White Earth
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Stanley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Palermo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Coulee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulee
      • Coulee is located in Mountrail County
    • Blaisdell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Belden
      (25 miles [40.2 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 Lunds Valley, with the one closest to Lunds Valley listed first.
    • Powers Lake
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Battleview
      (12 miles [19.3 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 northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowbells have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Lignite
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lignite have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Flaxton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flaxton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Rival ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rival have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rival
      • Rival is located in Burke County
    • Columbus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
      • Columbus is located in Burke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <2>
    • Larson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larson
      • Larson is located in Burke County
  • Renville County
    • Norma
      (30 miles [48.3 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 Lunds Valley, with the one closest to Lunds Valley listed first.
    • Niobe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niobe
      • Niobe is located in Ward County
    • Kenmare
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenmare have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
    • Donnybrook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Williams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lunds Valley, with the one closest to Lunds Valley listed first.
    • McGregor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Tioga
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • Hamlet
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
      • Hamlet is located in Williams County
    • Ray
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • 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 <2>
    • Wildrose
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Lunds Valley ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lunds Valley.

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

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 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 Valley:

Cemeteries Near Lunds Valley ...

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

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

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

  • Lunds Valley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lunds Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lunds Valley Cemetery
  • St. James Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
  • St. James Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
  • Elbow Lake Bethel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elbow Lake Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elbow Lake Bethel Cemetery
  • Vanville Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vanville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vanville Cemetery
  • Vanville Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vanville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vanville Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
  • Manitou Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Rosehill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosehill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosehill Cemetery
  • White Earth Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Earth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Earth Cemetery
  • Continue List   (46 more) ...
    • Moslem Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moslem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moslem Cemetery
    • Old Bethel Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Bethel Cemetery
    • Beauty Valley Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Manitou
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manitou have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
    • Manitou is located in Mountrail County
  • White Earth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ross
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • 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 <2>
  • Stanley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lunds Valley. 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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- Lunds Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lunds Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.5078, Longitude: -102.5427       In this case, the coordinates for Lunds Valley 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 Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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