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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 Pillsbury (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 Pillsbury. 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 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.

Pillsbury is located in Barnes 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 Barnes County: Cass, Griggs, LaMoure, Ransom, Steele & Stutsman.

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

  • Barnes County     (The home county of Pillsbury)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pillsbury, with the one closest to Pillsbury listed first.
    • Sibley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
      • Sibley is located in Barnes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Oriska
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriska have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriska
      • Oriska is located in Barnes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oriska <2>
    • Dazey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dazey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dazey
      • Dazey is located in Barnes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dazey <2>
    • North Valley City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Valley City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Valley City
      • North Valley City is located in Barnes County
    • Rogers
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
      • Rogers is located in Barnes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <2>
    • Valley City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Leal
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leal
      • Leal is located in Barnes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
    • Sanborn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fingal
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fingal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fingal
      • Fingal is located in Barnes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fingal <2>
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pillsbury, with the one closest to Pillsbury listed first.
    • Page
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Nolan ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nolan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan
      • Nolan is located in Cass County
    • Ayr
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayr have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayr
      • Ayr is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayr <2>
    • Erie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
      • Erie is located in Cass County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <2>
    • Tower City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Buffalo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
      • Buffalo is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <2>
    • Absaraka
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hunter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hunter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
      • Hunter is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <2>
    • Arthur
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Wheatland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Amenia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Griggs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pillsbury, with the one closest to Pillsbury listed first.
    • Hannaford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Walum
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walum
      • Walum is located in Griggs County
    • Cooperstown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Steele County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pillsbury, with the one closest to Pillsbury listed first.
    • Luverne
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luverne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luverne
      • Luverne is located in Steele County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luverne <2>
    • Hope
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Steele County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <2>
    • Sherbrooke
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sherbrooke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherbrooke
      • Sherbrooke is located in Steele County
    • Finley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Sharon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Traill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pillsbury, with the one closest to Pillsbury listed first.
    • Galesburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
      • Galesburg is located in Traill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galesburg <2>
    • Clifford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
      • Clifford is located in Traill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifford <2>
    • Roseville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
      • Roseville is located in Traill County
    • Greenfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
      • Greenfield is located in Traill County
    • Blanchard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Portland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mayville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Pillsbury ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pillsbury.

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

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

  • Minnie Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minnie Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minnie Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pederson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pederson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pederson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Luverne Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luverne Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Luverne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lund Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lund Cemetery
    • The Lund Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Peterson Cemetery
  • Page Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Page Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Page Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Petri Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Petri Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Petri Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oriska Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oriska Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oriska Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elm River Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sherbrooke Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherbrooke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherbrooke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Bernards Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bernards Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bernards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (38 more) ...
    • Erie Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Erie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Erie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Dazey Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dazey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dazey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Valley City.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102029 <4>

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.<5>

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

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

  • Colgate
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colgate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colgate
    • Colgate is located in Steele County
  • Hope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Hope is located in Steele County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <2>
  • Ashtabula ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashtabula have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashtabula
    • Ashtabula is located in Barnes County
  • Page
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Pickert
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickert
    • Pickert is located in Steele County
  • Sherbrooke
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sherbrooke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherbrooke
    • Sherbrooke is located in Steele County
  • Ayr
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayr have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayr
    • Ayr is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayr <2>
  • Galesburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
    • Galesburg is located in Traill County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galesburg <2>
  • Oriska
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriska have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriska
    • Oriska is located in Barnes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oriska <2>
  • Hannaford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Dazey
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dazey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dazey
    • Dazey is located in Barnes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dazey <2>
  • Tower City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Clifford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
      • Clifford is located in Traill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifford <2>
    • Odell ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
      • Odell is located in Barnes County
    • Valley City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Pillsbury ...

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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pillsbury.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pillsbury, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pillsbury.

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 Pillsbury:

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

The official website for Barnes County: www.co.barnes.nd.us/

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>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>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.
<5>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 Pillsbury, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Pillsbury) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pillsbury. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2069, Longitude: -97.7965       In this case, the coordinates for Pillsbury have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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