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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 North Lemmon (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 North Lemmon. 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.

Name Variations for North Lemmon ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for North Lemmon: N. Lemmon

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

North Lemmon is located in Adams 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 Adams County: Bowman, Grant, Hettinger, Sioux, Slope, Harding (SD) & Perkins (SD).

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

  • Adams County     (The home county of North Lemmon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Lemmon, with the one closest to North Lemmon listed first.
    • Haynes
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haynes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
      • Haynes is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
    • Hettinger
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Hettinger County
    • Mott
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mott
      • Mott is located in Hettinger County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mott <2>
  • Corson County (SD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Lemmon, with the one closest to North Lemmon listed first.
    • Keldron
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Morristown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
      • Morristown is located in Corson County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <2>
    • Watauga
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Perkins County (SD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Lemmon, with the one closest to North Lemmon listed first.
    • Lemmon
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemmon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemmon
      • Lemmon is located in Perkins County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemmon <2>
    • White Butte
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Butte
      • White Butte is located in Perkins County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 19 people
    • Summerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
      • Summerville is located in Perkins County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,118 people
    • Shadehill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Lodgepole
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodgepole have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodgepole
      • Lodgepole is located in Perkins County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 35 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodgepole <2>
    • Meadow
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near North Lemmon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Lemmon.

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 North Lemmon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Green Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Lemmon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Lemmon Cemetery
    • The North Lemmon Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Assumption Of The Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery
    • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2575747 <3>
  • Petrel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Stowers Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stowers Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Stowers Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102617 <3>
  • Prince of Peace Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Union Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Valley Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Long Butte Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Butte Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Long Butte Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102127 <3>
  • Haynes Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Selma Union Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Selma Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Selma Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Sein Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sein Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sein Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Pilgerheim Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgerheim Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgerheim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Norwegian Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwegian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwegian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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

Newspapers Published in North Lemmon ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Lemmon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Lemmon, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Lemmon.

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 North Lemmon:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 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>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Lemmon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Lemmon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9461, Longitude: -102.1577       In this case, the coordinates for North Lemmon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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