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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 Monango (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 Monango. 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 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.

Monango is located in Dickey 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 Dickey County: LaMoure, McIntosh, Ransom, Sargent, Brown (SD) & McPherson (SD).

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

  • Dickey County     (The home county of Monango)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monango, with the one closest to Monango listed first.
    • Fullerton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Merricourt
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Merricourt is located in Dickey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merricourt
    • Ellendale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Silverleaf
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Silverleaf is located in Dickey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverleaf
    • Forbes
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Guelph
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Guelph is located in Dickey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guelph
    • Norway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Norway is located in Dickey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Glover
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Glover is located in Dickey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
    • Oakes
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Ludden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ludden is located in Dickey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
  • LaMoure County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monango, with the one closest to Monango listed first.
    • Edgeley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Berlin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • LaMoure
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Kulm
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Kulm is located in LaMoure County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulm
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kulm <1>
    • Grand Rapids
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Grand Rapids is located in LaMoure County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
    • Dickey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Saratoga Springs ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Saratoga Springs is located in LaMoure County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Springs
    • Nortonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Nortonville is located in LaMoure County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
    • Verona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jud
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jud is located in LaMoure County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jud
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jud <1>
    • Adrian
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Adrian is located in LaMoure County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
  • Logan County
    • Fredonia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Brown County (SD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monango, with the one closest to Monango listed first.
    • Winship
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Winship is located in Brown County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winship
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,862 people
    • Frederick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Hecla
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hecla is located in Brown County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hecla <1>
    • Barnard
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • McPherson County (SD)
    • Spring Creek Colony
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Spring Creek Colony is located in McPherson County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Colony
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 268 people

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

Cemeteries Near Monango ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monango.

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

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

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

  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Peace Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Maple View Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Finnish Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Merricourt Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Edgeley.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102191 <2>
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairview Colony Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hoffnungsfeld Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Beresena Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • New Beresina Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Norwegian Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (44 more) ...
    • Gradenfeld Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • United Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Roloff Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Monango had a population of 304 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Monango had a population of 36 people.

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

  • Boynton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Boynton is located in Dickey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
  • Duane
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Duane is located in Dickey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane
  • Fullerton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Merricourt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Merricourt is located in Dickey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merricourt
  • Medberry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Medberry is located in LaMoure County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medberry
  • Silverleaf
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Silverleaf is located in Dickey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverleaf
  • Berlin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Clement
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Clement is located in Dickey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement
  • Winship
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Winship is located in Brown County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winship
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,862 people
  • LaMoure
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Guelph
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Guelph is located in Dickey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guelph
  • Grand Rapids
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Grand Rapids is located in LaMoure County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Glover
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Glover is located in Dickey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
    • Frederick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Port Emma ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Port Emma is located in Dickey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Emma

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Monango ...

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 Monango.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Monango. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Monango and those printed in the larger area surrounding Monango.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> of Monango.

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 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 Monango:

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>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 Monango, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Monango) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.