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 Nash (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 Nash. 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.
Nash is located in Walsh 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 Walsh County: Marshall (MN), Cavalier, Grand Forks, Nelson, Pembina & Ramsey.
Below are the counties that are near Nash. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nash:
- Walsh County (The home county of Nash)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nash, with the one closest to Nash listed first.
- Auburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn is located in Walsh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Mandt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mandt is located in Walsh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandt
- Grafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hoople
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cashel ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cashel is located in Walsh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashel
- Herriott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Herriott is located in Walsh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herriott
- Park River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Herrick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Minto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kerry ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kerry is located in Walsh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerry
- Pisek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edinburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cavalier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nash, with the one closest to Nash listed first.
- Milton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hanks Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hanks Corner is located in Cavalier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks Corner
- Grand Forks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nash, with the one closest to Nash listed first.
- Inkster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Johnstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Johnstown is located in Grand Forks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Gilby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Orr
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Orr is located in Grand Forks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Pembina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nash, with the one closest to Nash listed first.
- Saint Thomas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Crystal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glasston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Drayton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canton City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Pittsburgh
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsburgh is located in Pembina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
- Gardar
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gardar is located in Pembina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardar
- Bowesmont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowesmont is located in Pembina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowesmont
- Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cavalier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hamilton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Akra
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Akra is located in Pembina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akra
- Kittson County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nash, with the one closest to Nash listed first.
- Mattson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mattson is located in Kittson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattson
- Donaldson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Donaldson is located in Kittson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Kennedy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nash, with the one closest to Nash listed first.
- Big Woods
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Woods is located in Marshall County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
- Oslo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oslo is located in Marshall County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oslo <1>
- Stephen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Alvarado
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alvarado is located in Marshall County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nash, see our County-by-County Page for Nash.
Cemeteries Near Nash ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nash.
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 Nash - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nash covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nash, with the one closest to Nash listed first.
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west of Grafton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2256137 <3>
- Concordia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Landstad Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hoople Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hyde Park Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kensington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Crystal City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crystal City Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Crystal.
- St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (77 more) ...
- Park Center Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Park River.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101787 <3>
- Park River Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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, Nash had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nash, with the one closest to Nash listed first.
- Auburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn is located in Walsh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Grafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hoople
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cashel ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cashel is located in Walsh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashel
- Veseleyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Veseleyville is located in Walsh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veseleyville
- Saint Thomas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Park River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Voss
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Voss is located in Walsh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voss
- Minto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pisek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Canton City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Drayton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glasston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Conway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Conway is located in Walsh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nash. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nash.
Newspapers Published in Nash ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nash.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nash, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nash.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Nash:
- Websites specific to North Dakota
- Pages specific to Walsh County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cavalier County
- Grand Forks County
- Pembina County
- Kittson County
- Marshall County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Dakota
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 '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- Nash) 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 Nash, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |