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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 Park River (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 Park River. 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 Park River ...

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 Park River: Park Riv.

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 southeast 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 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.

Park River is located in Walsh 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 Walsh County: Marshall (MN), Cavalier, Grand Forks, Nelson, Pembina & Ramsey.

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

  • Walsh County     (The home county of Park River)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Park River, with the one closest to Park River listed first.
    • Kerry ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerry
      • Kerry is located in Walsh County
    • Pisek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Mandt
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandt
      • Mandt is located in Walsh County
    • Edinburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
      • Edinburg is located in Walsh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <1>
    • Lankin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lankin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankin
      • Lankin is located in Walsh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lankin <1>
    • Hoople
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoople have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoople
      • Hoople is located in Walsh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoople <1>
    • Conway
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
      • Conway is located in Walsh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
    • Fordville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordville
      • Fordville is located in Walsh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordville <1>
    • Praha ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Praha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
      • Praha is located in Walsh County
    • Grafton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Adams
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Herriott
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herriott
      • Herriott is located in Walsh County
    • Auburn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Walsh County
  • Cavalier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Park River, with the one closest to Park River listed first.
    • Milton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hanks Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks Corner
      • Hanks Corner is located in Cavalier County
    • Osnabrock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osnabrock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osnabrock
      • Osnabrock is located in Cavalier County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osnabrock <1>
  • Grand Forks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Park River, with the one closest to Park River listed first.
    • Inkster
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Orr
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
      • Orr is located in Grand Forks County
    • Johnstown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
      • Johnstown is located in Grand Forks County
    • Gilby
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilby
      • Gilby is located in Grand Forks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilby <1>
    • McCanna
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCanna
      • McCanna is located in Grand Forks County
    • Niagara
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Nelson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Park River, with the one closest to Park River listed first.
    • Whitman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
      • Whitman is located in Nelson County
    • Petersburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Nelson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <1>
    • Michigan City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
      • Michigan City is located in Nelson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Michigan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pembina County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Park River, with the one closest to Park River listed first.
    • Crystal
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Gardar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardar
      • Gardar is located in Pembina County
    • Canton City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton City
      • Canton City is located in Pembina County
      • 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>
    • Mountain
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
      • Mountain is located in Pembina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain <1>
    • Saint Thomas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
      • Saint Thomas is located in Pembina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Thomas <1>
    • Glasston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Akra
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akra
      • Akra is located in Pembina County
    • Cavalier
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cavalier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalier
      • Cavalier is located in Pembina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cavalier <1>
    • Svold
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Svold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svold
      • Svold is located in Pembina County
    • Drayton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Backoo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backoo
      • Backoo is located in Pembina County
    • Pittsburgh
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
      • Pittsburgh is located in Pembina County
  • Ramsey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Park River, with the one closest to Park River listed first.
    • Lawton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
      • Lawton is located in Ramsey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawton <1>
    • Brocket
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brocket have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brocket
      • Brocket is located in Ramsey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brocket <1>
  • Marshall County (MN)
    • Big Woods
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
      • Big Woods is located in Marshall County (MN)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Park River ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Park River.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Park River. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Park River and those printed in the larger area surrounding Park River.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Park River.

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 Park River:

Cemeteries Near Park River ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Park River.

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

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

  • Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Kensington Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kensington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kensington Cemetery
  • Hyde Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hyde Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hyde Park Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • Park Center Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
  • Christianson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christianson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christianson Cemetery
  • Concordia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concordia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concordia Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lampton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lampton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lampton Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Continue List   (68 more) ...
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • St. Lukes Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
    • Machart Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Machart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Machart 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Park River had a population of 534 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Park River had a population of 1,305 people.

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

  • Pisek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Veseleyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veseleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veseleyville
    • Veseleyville is located in Walsh County
  • Hoople
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoople have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoople
    • Hoople is located in Walsh County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoople <1>
  • Conway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • Conway is located in Walsh County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
  • Nash
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nash have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
    • Nash is located in Walsh County
  • Praha ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Praha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
    • Praha is located in Walsh County
  • Voss
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voss have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voss
    • Voss is located in Walsh County
  • Crystal
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Union
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Cavalier County
  • Grafton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Adams
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Auburn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Auburn is located in Walsh County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Inkster
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Forest River
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest River
      • Forest River is located in Walsh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest River <1>
    • Minto
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minto
      • Minto is located in Walsh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minto <1>

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

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

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

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 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.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Park River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Park River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.3933, Longitude: -97.7451       In this case, the coordinates for Park River have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Park River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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