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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 McClusky (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 McClusky. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

McClusky is located in Sheridan County and is the County Seat.

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 Sheridan County: Burleigh, Kidder, McHenry, McLean, Pierce & Wells.

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

  • Sheridan County     (The home county of McClusky)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McClusky, with the one closest to McClusky listed first.
    • Denhoff
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Goodrich
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodrich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
      • Goodrich is located in Sheridan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodrich <1>
    • Martin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Martin is located in Sheridan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <1>
  • Burleigh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McClusky, with the one closest to McClusky listed first.
    • Regan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regan
      • Regan is located in Burleigh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Regan <1>
    • Wing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
      • Wing is located in Burleigh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wing <1>
    • Arena
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
      • Arena is located in Burleigh County
  • McHenry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McClusky, with the one closest to McClusky listed first.
    • Kief
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Anamoose
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anamoose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anamoose
      • Anamoose is located in McHenry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anamoose <1>
    • Drake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
      • Drake is located in McHenry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drake <1>
    • Kongsberg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kongsberg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kongsberg
      • Kongsberg is located in McHenry County
  • McLean County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McClusky, with the one closest to McClusky listed first.
    • Mercer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mercer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
      • Mercer is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercer <1>
    • Turtle Lake
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Butte
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte
      • Butte is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Wilton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Wilton is located in McLean County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <1>
    • Washburn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wells County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McClusky, with the one closest to McClusky listed first.
    • Hurdsfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurdsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdsfield
      • Hurdsfield is located in Wells County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurdsfield <1>
    • Chaseley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Harvey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
      • Harvey is located in Wells County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,587 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvey <1>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of McClusky ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around McClusky.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of McClusky. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of McClusky and those printed in the larger area surrounding McClusky.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of McClusky.

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 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 McClusky:

Cemeteries Near McClusky ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McClusky.

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

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

  • McClusky City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • First German Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Westheim Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westheim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westheim Cemetery
  • Denhoff Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Denhoff Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Denhoff.
    • The Denhoff Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Denhoff Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denhoff Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101854 <4>
  • Denhoff Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Denhoff Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Denhoff.
    • The Denhoff Zion Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Denhoff Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denhoff Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2226782 <4>
  • Last Rest Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Denhoff Adventist Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Advent Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Advent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Advent Cemetery
  • St. James Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
  • Goodrich Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Goodrich Adventist Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodrich Adventist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodrich Adventist Cemetery
  • West Scandia Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Scandia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Scandia Cemetery
  • Continue List   (33 more) ...
    • Our Savior Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Savior Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Savior Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • St. Emanuel Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Emanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Emanuel 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 McClusky in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McClusky.

  • Turtle Lake
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)

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

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

The official website for State of North Dakota: 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McClusky) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McClusky. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4839, Longitude: -100.4427    
<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 McClusky, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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