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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 Pitcairn (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 Pitcairn. 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 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.

Pitcairn is located in Richland 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 Richland County: Traverse (MN), Wilkin (MN), Cass, Ransom, Sargent & Roberts (SD).

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

  • Richland County     (The home county of Pitcairn)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pitcairn, with the one closest to Pitcairn listed first.
    • Colfax
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Galchutt
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galchutt
      • Galchutt is located in Richland County
    • Abercrombie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Walcott
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walcott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
      • Walcott is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walcott <1>
    • Dwight
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
      • Dwight is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
    • Christine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christine
      • Christine is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christine <1>
    • Fairview Junction
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairview Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Junction
      • Fairview Junction is located in Richland County
    • Mooreton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Barney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
      • Barney is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barney <1>
    • Wahpeton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahpeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahpeton
      • Wahpeton is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,728 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wahpeton <1>
    • Barrie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barrie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrie
      • Barrie is located in Richland County
    • Wyndmere
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Great Bend
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
      • Great Bend is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Bend <1>
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pitcairn, with the one closest to Pitcairn listed first.
    • Oxbow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxbow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
      • Oxbow is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Kindred
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kindred have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindred
      • Kindred is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kindred <1>
    • Horace
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
      • Horace is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,128 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horace <1>
    • Warren
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Warren is located in Cass County
    • Wild Rice
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rice
      • Wild Rice is located in Cass County
    • Davenport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Woods
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woods. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
      • Woods is located in Cass County
    • Briarwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briarwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood
      • Briarwood is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
    • Leonard
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Frontier
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
      • Frontier is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
    • Prairie Rose
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Rose
      • Prairie Rose is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
    • Durbin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Durbin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
      • Durbin is located in Cass County
    • Fargo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Ransom County
  • Clay County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pitcairn, with the one closest to Pitcairn listed first.
    • Comstock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comstock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
      • Comstock is located in Clay County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
    • Baker
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
      • Baker is located in Clay County (MN)
    • Sabin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
      • Sabin is located in Clay County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
    • Barnesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Finkle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Finkle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkle
      • Finkle is located in Clay County (MN)
    • Moorhead
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moorhead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
      • Moorhead is located in Clay County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,016 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moorhead <1>
  • Otter Tail County (MN)
    • Rothsay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rothsay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothsay
      • Rothsay is located in Otter Tail County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rothsay <1>
  • Wilkin County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pitcairn, with the one closest to Pitcairn listed first.
    • Kent
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Kent is located in Wilkin County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Wolverton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverton
      • Wolverton is located in Wilkin County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Breckenridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lawndale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lawndale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
      • Lawndale is located in Wilkin County (MN)
    • Doran
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doran. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doran
      • Doran is located in Wilkin County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Foxhome
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxhome have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhome
      • Foxhome is located in Wilkin County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Childs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Childs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
      • Childs is located in Wilkin County (MN)
    • Campbell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
      • Campbell is located in Wilkin County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people

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

Cemeteries Near Pitcairn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pitcairn.

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

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

  • St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Richland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stearns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stearns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stearns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McCauleyville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCauleyville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCauleyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Family Burial Site
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Family Burial Site
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Smith Family Burial Site. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith Family Burial Site is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<5> to the south of Abercrombie.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2520972 <4>
  • Schmitt Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Tuholke Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuholke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tuholke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Antelope Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antelope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antelope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Christine Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Pleasant Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Continue List   (75 more) ...
    • Mitchell Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Eagle Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eagle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eagle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Wolverton Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolverton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolverton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

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

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

  • Galchutt
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galchutt
    • Galchutt is located in Richland County
  • Colfax
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Abercrombie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • McCauleyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCauleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCauleyville
    • McCauleyville is located in Wilkin County (MN)
  • Kent
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Kent is located in Wilkin County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Dwight
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
    • Dwight is located in Richland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
  • Walcott
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walcott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
    • Walcott is located in Richland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walcott <1>
  • Wolverton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverton
    • Wolverton is located in Wilkin County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Christine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christine
    • Christine is located in Richland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christine <1>
  • Mooreton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Fairview Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairview Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Junction
    • Fairview Junction is located in Richland County
  • Farmington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
    • Farmington is located in Richland County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Barney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
      • Barney is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barney <1>
    • Wahpeton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahpeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahpeton
      • Wahpeton is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,728 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wahpeton <1>
    • Breckenridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Pitcairn ...

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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pitcairn.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pitcairn, 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 Pitcairn.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Pitcairn:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pitcairn. 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>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>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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pitcairn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pitcairn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4277, Longitude: -96.8426       In this case, the coordinates for Pitcairn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Pitcairn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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