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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 McArthur (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 McArthur. 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 northwest 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 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.

McArthur is located in Pembina 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 Pembina County: Kittson (MN), Cavalier & Walsh.

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

  • Pembina County     (The home county of McArthur)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McArthur, with the one closest to McArthur listed first.
    • Joliette
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliette
      • Joliette is located in Pembina County
    • Pembina
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
      • Pembina is located in Pembina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembina <2>
    • Huron City ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron City
      • Huron City is located in Pembina County
    • Hamilton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
      • Hamilton is located in Pembina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <2>
    • Bathgate
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bowesmont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowesmont
      • Bowesmont is located in Pembina County
    • Glasston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Neche
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neche have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neche
      • Neche is located in Pembina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neche <2>
    • Pittsburgh
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
      • Pittsburgh is located in Pembina County
    • Cavalier
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cavalier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalier
      • Cavalier is located in Pembina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cavalier <2>
    • Saint Thomas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
      • Saint Thomas is located in Pembina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Thomas <2>
    • Drayton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Backoo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backoo
      • Backoo is located in Pembina County
  • Walsh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McArthur, with the one closest to McArthur listed first.
    • Herrick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Auburn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Walsh County
    • Cashel ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cashel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashel
      • Cashel is located in Walsh County
    • Hoople
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoople have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoople
      • Hoople is located in Walsh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoople <2>
  • Kittson County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McArthur, with the one closest to McArthur listed first.
    • Saint Vincent
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent
      • Saint Vincent is located in Kittson County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
    • Humboldt
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
      • Humboldt is located in Kittson County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
    • Noyes
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noyes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noyes
      • Noyes is located in Kittson County (MN)
    • Hallock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock
      • Hallock is located in Kittson County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 904 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallock <2>
    • Lancaster
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
      • Lancaster is located in Kittson County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <2>
    • Kennedy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
      • Kennedy is located in Kittson County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennedy <2>
    • Donaldson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donaldson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
      • Donaldson is located in Kittson County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
    • Lake Bronson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in McArthur ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around McArthur.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McArthur, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McArthur.

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 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 McArthur:

Cemeteries Near McArthur ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McArthur.

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

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

  • Evangelical Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evangelical Cemetery is located outside and to the north of McArthur.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelical Cemetery
  • Joliette Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pembina Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pembina Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pembina Cemetery
  • Humboldt Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humboldt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humboldt Cemetery
  • St. Vincent Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Joe River Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Emerson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Emerson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Emerson Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Emerson (MB).
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emerson Cemetery
  • Oak View Catholic Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak View Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak View Catholic Cemetery
  • Morrison Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrison Cemetery
  • Bradley Grave Site
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (84 more) ...
    • Bathgate Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bathgate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bathgate Cemetery
    • Hamilton Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamilton Cemetery
    • Tabitha Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabitha Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabitha Lutheran 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.<5>

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

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

  • Joliette
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliette
    • Joliette is located in Pembina County
  • Humboldt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
    • Humboldt is located in Kittson County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
  • Saint Vincent
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent
    • Saint Vincent is located in Kittson County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
  • Pembina
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembina have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
    • Pembina is located in Pembina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembina <2>
  • Northcote
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northcote have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcote
    • Northcote is located in Kittson County (MN)
  • Hamilton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
    • Hamilton is located in Pembina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <2>
  • Bathgate
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Bowesmont
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowesmont
    • Bowesmont is located in Pembina County
  • Mattson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattson
    • Mattson is located in Kittson County (MN)
  • Glasston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hallock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock
    • Hallock is located in Kittson County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 904 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallock <2>
  • Neche
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neche have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neche
    • Neche is located in Pembina County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neche <2>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Pittsburgh
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
      • Pittsburgh is located in Pembina County
    • Cavalier
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cavalier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalier
      • Cavalier is located in Pembina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cavalier <2>
    • Saint Thomas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
      • Saint Thomas is located in Pembina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Thomas <2>

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- McArthur) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McArthur. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.8763, Longitude: -97.2280    
<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>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 McArthur, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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