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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 Mountain (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 Mountain. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

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

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

  • Pembina County     (The home county of Mountain)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain, with the one closest to Mountain listed first.
    • Gardar
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Gardar is located in Pembina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardar
    • Canton City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Canton City is located in Pembina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
      • Canton City has also been known as:
      • Hensel
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton City <1>
    • Akra
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Akra is located in Pembina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akra
    • Svold
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Svold is located in Pembina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svold
    • Crystal
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Backoo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Backoo is located in Pembina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backoo
    • Cavalier
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Walhalla
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Leroy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Leroy is located in Pembina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
    • Glasston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Saint Thomas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Hamilton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bathgate
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cavalier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain, with the one closest to Mountain listed first.
    • Hanks Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hanks Corner is located in Cavalier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks Corner
    • Milton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Osnabrock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Langdon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Nekoma
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Dresden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Dresden is located in Cavalier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
    • Loma
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Loma is located in Cavalier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
  • Walsh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mountain, with the one closest to Mountain listed first.
    • Edinburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Hoople
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Kerry ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Kerry is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerry
    • Park River
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Adams
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Pleasant Valley is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Mandt
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mandt is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandt
    • Fairdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Auburn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Auburn is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Lankin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Pisek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Grafton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cashel ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cashel is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashel

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

Cemeteries Near Mountain ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mountain.

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

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

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

  • Mountain Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • St. Ellens Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • West Mountain Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Stokesville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Spangel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Lawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hallson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Andvari Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • West Point Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Milton Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Clothilda Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Peters Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (81 more) ...
    • Old Peters Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • West Zion Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Langemo Pioneer Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Mountain had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Mountain had a population of 81 people.

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

  • Hallson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hallson is located in Pembina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallson
  • Canton City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Canton City is located in Pembina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
    • Canton City has also been known as:
    • Hensel
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton City <1>
  • Akra
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Akra is located in Pembina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akra
  • Milton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Union
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Union is located in Cavalier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Crystal
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Olga
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Olga is located in Cavalier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
  • Backoo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Backoo is located in Pembina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backoo
  • Cavalier
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hoople
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Walhalla
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Leroy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Leroy is located in Pembina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Saint Thomas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Glasston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Vang
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Vang is located in Cavalier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vang

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

Newspapers Published in Mountain ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mountain.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mountain, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mountain.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Mountain:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mountain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Mountain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.