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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 Osnabrock (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 Osnabrock. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Osnabrock is located in Cavalier 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 Cavalier County: Pembina, Ramsey, Towner & Walsh.

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

  • Cavalier County     (The home county of Osnabrock)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Osnabrock, with the one closest to Osnabrock listed first.
    • Milton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hanks Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hanks Corner is located in Cavalier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks Corner
    • Langdon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Nekoma
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Loma
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Loma is located in Cavalier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
    • Dresden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Dresden is located in Cavalier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
    • Maida
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Wales
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Alsen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Pembina County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Osnabrock, with the one closest to Osnabrock listed first.
    • Mountain
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Gardar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Gardar is located in Pembina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardar
    • Svold
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Svold is located in Pembina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svold
    • Akra
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Akra is located in Pembina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akra
    • Walhalla
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Canton City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Crystal
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Backoo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Backoo is located in Pembina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backoo
    • Cavalier
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Leroy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Leroy is located in Pembina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
  • Ramsey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Osnabrock, with the one closest to Osnabrock listed first.
    • Edmore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hampden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Lawton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Walsh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Osnabrock, with the one closest to Osnabrock listed first.
    • Fairdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Adams
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Edinburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kerry ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Kerry is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerry
    • Pleasant Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Valley is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Hoople
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Lankin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Park River
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Praha ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Praha is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
    • Mandt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mandt is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandt

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

Cemeteries Near Osnabrock ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Osnabrock.

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

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

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

  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Dovre Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Milton Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Clothilda Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • West Mountain Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Nekoma Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Soper Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hitterdal Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • St. Edwards Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (73 more) ...
    • Silvesta Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Ohnstad Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • West Zion Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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 Osnabrock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Osnabrock.

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

  • Milton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Olga
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Olga is located in Cavalier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
  • Union
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Union is located in Cavalier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Langdon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Hallson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hallson is located in Pembina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallson
  • Vang
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Vang is located in Cavalier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vang
  • Adams
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Akra
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Akra is located in Pembina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akra
  • Walhalla
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Carmel
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Carmel is located in Cavalier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Crystal
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Canton City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Backoo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Backoo is located in Pembina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backoo
    • Maida
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Osnabrock ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Osnabrock.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

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 Osnabrock:

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 Osnabrock, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Osnabrock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.