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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 New Town (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 New Town. 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.

New Town is located in Mountrail 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 Mountrail County: Burke, Dunn, McKenzie, McLean, Ward & Williams.

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

  • Mountrail County     (The home county of New Town)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
    • Sanish
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanish
      • Sanish is located in Mountrail County
    • Van Hook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Van Hook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hook
      • Van Hook is located in Mountrail County
    • Belden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
      • Belden is located in Mountrail County
    • Parshall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Ross
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
      • Ross is located in Mountrail County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ross <2>
    • Stanley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Plaza
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaza
      • Plaza is located in Mountrail County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plaza <2>
    • Palermo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Blaisdell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • White Earth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dunn County
    • Independance ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Independance. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independance
      • Independance is located in Dunn County
  • McKenzie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
    • Four Bears Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Bears Village
      • Four Bears Village is located in McKenzie County
    • Mandaree
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mandaree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandaree
      • Mandaree is located in McKenzie County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mandaree <2>
    • Keene
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • McLean County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Town, with the one closest to New Town listed first.
    • Charging Eagle ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charging Eagle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charging Eagle
      • Charging Eagle is located in McLean County
    • Shell Creek ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shell Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
      • Shell Creek is located in McLean County
    • Lucky Mound ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lucky Mound. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Mound
      • Lucky Mound is located in McLean County
    • Elbowoods ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elbowoods. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbowoods
      • Elbowoods is located in McLean County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of New Town ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Town.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of New Town. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of New Town and those printed in the larger area surrounding New Town.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4> of New Town.

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 helpful 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 New Town:

Cemeteries Near New Town ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Town.

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

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

  • Riverview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
  • Grand Valley Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Finstad Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Snowbird Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Goodbird Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodbird Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodbird Cemetery
  • Holy Family US Scouts Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • Epworth Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
  • Antelope Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antelope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antelope Cemetery
  • Redeemer Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redeemer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redeemer Cemetery
  • Parshall Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (24 more) ...
    • St. Bridget's Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Johns Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • West Prairie Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Prairie 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.<6>

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

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

  • Ross
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
    • Ross is located in Mountrail County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ross <2>
  • Stanley
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Manitou
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manitou have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
    • Manitou is located in Mountrail County

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 from Point A (ie- New Town) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in New Town. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.9835, Longitude: -102.4829    
<5>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.
<6>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 New Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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