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 Northgate (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 Northgate. 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.

Northgate is located in Burke 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 Burke County: Mountrail, Renville, Ward & Williams.

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

• Burke County     (The home county of Northgate)
  • The following are listed by their distance from Northgate, with the one closest to Northgate listed first.
  • Flaxton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flaxton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaxton
    • Flaxton is located in Burke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flaxton <2>
  • Bowbells
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowbells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowbells
    • Bowbells is located in Burke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowbells <2>
  • Portal
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
    • Portal is located in Burke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portal <2>
  • Lignite
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lignite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignite
    • Lignite is located in Burke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lignite <2>
  • Rival ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rival. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rival
    • Rival is located in Burke County
  • Columbus
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Columbus is located in Burke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <2>
  • Larson
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larson
    • Larson is located in Burke County
• Renville County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Northgate, with the one closest to Northgate listed first.
  • Norma
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
    • Norma is located in Renville County
  • Tolley
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley
    • Tolley is located in Renville County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolley <2>
  • Sherwood
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
    • Sherwood is located in Renville County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherwood <2>
• Ward County
  • The following are listed by their distance from Northgate, with the one closest to Northgate listed first.
  • Niobe
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niobe
    • Niobe is located in Ward County
  • Kenmare
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenmare have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmare
    • Kenmare is located in Ward County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenmare <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Northgate ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Northgate.

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

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

• Flaxton Cemetery
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flaxton Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flaxton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• East Cemetery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Cemetery
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the East Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Portal.
  • The East Cemetery has also been known as:
  • St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101870 <4>
• Bowbells Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowbells Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowbells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• St. Joseph Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• North Portal Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Portal Cemetery
• South Cemetery
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Cemetery
  • The South Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Portal Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102590 <4>
• Norwegian Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 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.
• Danish Cemetery
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danish Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Pleasant View Cemetery
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• St. Marys Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Swedish Cemetery
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Zion Cemetery
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
• Continue List   (24 more) ...
  • Oxbow Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oxbow Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oxbow Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Oxbow (SK).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2195962 <4>
  • Glen Ewen Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Ewen Cemetery
  • Alameda Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alameda Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Alameda Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Alameda (SK).

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

Newspapers Published in Northgate ...

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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Northgate.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Northgate, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Northgate.

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 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 Northgate:

• Websites specific to North Dakota
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the State Archives

• Pages specific to Burke County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • Renville County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Ward County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for North Dakota
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of North Dakota
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of North Dakota
  • Cemeteries of Burke County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of North Dakota
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of North Dakota

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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