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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 Pittsburgh (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 Pittsburgh. 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 Pittsburgh ...

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.

Another variation: Pittsburg.

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 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.

Pittsburgh is located in Pembina 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 Pembina County: Kittson (MN), Cavalier & Walsh.

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

  • Pembina County     (The home county of Pittsburgh)
  • Walsh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pittsburgh, with the one closest to Pittsburgh listed first.
    • Herrick
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Cashel ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cashel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashel
      • Cashel is located in Walsh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cashel
      • From Pittsburgh to Cashel
    • Auburn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Grafton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Herriott
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Herriott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herriott
      • Herriott is located in Walsh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Herriott
      • From Pittsburgh to Herriott
    • Hoople
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Warsaw
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Minto
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Mandt
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Ardoch
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardoch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoch
      • Ardoch is located in Walsh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardoch <1>
    • Park River
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park River
      • Park River is located in Walsh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park River <1>
  • Kittson County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pittsburgh, with the one closest to Pittsburgh listed first.
    • Mattson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mattson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattson
      • Mattson is located in Kittson County (MN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mattson
      • From Pittsburgh to Mattson
    • Kennedy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
      • Kennedy is located in Kittson County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennedy <1>
    • Donaldson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donaldson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
      • Donaldson is located in Kittson County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
    • Hallock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Humboldt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Saint Vincent
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent
      • Saint Vincent is located in Kittson County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
    • Lancaster
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
      • Lancaster is located in Kittson County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <1>
    • Lake Bronson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Noyes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noyes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noyes
      • Noyes is located in Kittson County (MN)
    • Halma
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halma
      • Halma is located in Kittson County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halma <1>
    • Deerwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
      • Deerwood is located in Kittson County (MN)
    • Karlstad
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karlstad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karlstad
      • Karlstad is located in Kittson County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Karlstad <1>
  • Marshall County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pittsburgh, with the one closest to Pittsburgh listed first.
    • Stephen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stephen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephen
      • Stephen is located in Marshall County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephen <1>
    • Big Woods
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Argyle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Englund
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Englund. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englund
      • Englund is located in Marshall County (MN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Englund
      • From Pittsburgh to Englund
    • Oslo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oslo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
      • Oslo is located in Marshall County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oslo <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Pittsburgh ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pittsburgh.

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

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

  • Drayton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drayton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Drayton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Teien Covenant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Teien Covenant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Teien Covenant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Skjeberg Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skjeberg Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skjeberg Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Red River Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eagle Point Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eagle Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eagle Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tabitha Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabitha Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabitha Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tree Claim Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tree Claim Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tree Claim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kennedy Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kennedy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kennedy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • 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.
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Joliette Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Landstad Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Landstad Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Landstad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (97 more) ...
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Joseph's Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Swanson Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swanson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swanson 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pittsburgh had a population of 15 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Drayton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bowesmont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mattson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mattson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattson
    • Mattson is located in Kittson County (MN)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Mattson
    • From Pittsburgh to Mattson
  • Cashel ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cashel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashel
    • Cashel is located in Walsh County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cashel
    • From Pittsburgh to Cashel
  • Kennedy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
    • Kennedy is located in Kittson County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennedy <1>
  • Saint Thomas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Donaldson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donaldson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
    • Donaldson is located in Kittson County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
  • Glasston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Joliette
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Auburn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hallock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Northcote
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northcote have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcote
    • Northcote is located in Kittson County (MN)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hamilton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
      • Hamilton is located in Pembina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <1>
    • Nash
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Grafton
      (18 miles [29 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 Pittsburgh. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pittsburgh.

Newspapers Published in Pittsburgh ...

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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pittsburgh.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Pittsburgh:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pittsburgh. 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>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 Pittsburgh, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pittsburgh) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pittsburgh. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.6295, Longitude: -97.1784    









 

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