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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 Newman (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 Newman. 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.

Newman is located in Cass 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 Cass County: Clay (MN), Norman (MN), Barnes, Ransom, Richland, Steele & Traill.

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

  • Cass County     (The home county of Newman)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newman, with the one closest to Newman listed first.
    • Amenia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Mapleton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Argusville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Argusville is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
    • Casselton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Arthur
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Harwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Reile's Acres
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Reile's Acres is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reile's Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
    • Gardner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Durbin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Durbin is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
    • West Fargo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wheatland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Absaraka
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Fargo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Richland County
    • Barrie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Barrie is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrie
  • Traill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newman, with the one closest to Newman listed first.
    • Grandin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Greenfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Greenfield is located in Traill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Kelso
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Kelso is located in Traill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
    • Galesburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Alton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Alton is located in Traill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
    • Blanchard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Hillsboro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Clifford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Clay County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newman, with the one closest to Newman listed first.
    • Oakport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Oakport is located in Clay County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakport
    • Georgetown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Georgetown is located in Clay County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Kragnes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Kragnes is located in Clay County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kragnes
    • Moorhead
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Dilworth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Finkle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Finkle is located in Clay County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkle
    • Glyndon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Sabin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sabin is located in Clay County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
    • Felton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Comstock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Comstock is located in Clay County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
  • Norman County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newman, with the one closest to Newman listed first.
    • Perley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Perley is located in Norman County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
    • Hendrum
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Hendrum is located in Norman County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrum
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
    • Halstad
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Borup
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Borup is located in Norman County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borup
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people

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

Cemeteries Near Newman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Newman.

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

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

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

  • Mapleton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Argusville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Casselton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Leos Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Leos Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Leos Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Casselton.
    • The St. Leos Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Leo Cemetery
  • Lower Maple River Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Oak Wood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Good Samaritan Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Arthur Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rose Valley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • St. Martins Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Wheatland Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fridhem Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (68 more) ...
    • Oak Mound Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Fargo.
      • The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Moorhead Riverside Cemetery
      • Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Riverside Cemetery (located 68 miles to the north).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #790540 <2>
    • North Bluff Memorial Gardens
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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>

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

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

  • Amenia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mapleton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Casselton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Argusville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Argusville is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
  • Arthur
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Harwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Wheatland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Durbin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Durbin is located in Cass County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
  • Absaraka
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Hunter
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Fargo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Georgetown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Georgetown is located in Clay County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Magnolia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Magnolia is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Kragnes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Kragnes is located in Clay County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kragnes
    • Grandin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Newman ...

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 117 newspapers that have been published in the area around Newman.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Newman, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Newman.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Newman:

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 Newman, 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 from Point A (ie- Newman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.