Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Rutland (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 Rutland. 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 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.
Rutland is located in Sargent County.
To see how the shape of North Dakota's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sargent County: Dickey, Ransom, Richland, Brown (SD) & Marshall (SD).
Below are the counties that are near Rutland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rutland:
- Sargent County (The home county of Rutland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutland, with the one closest to Rutland listed first.
- Cayuga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ransom City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ransom City is located in Sargent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom City
- Forman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Havana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gwinner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brampton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brampton is located in Sargent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brampton
- Cogswell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Milnor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Harlem ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harlem is located in Sargent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Stirum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stirum is located in Sargent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirum
- Straubville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Straubville is located in Sargent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straubville
- Dickey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutland, with the one closest to Rutland listed first.
- Oakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ludden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ludden is located in Dickey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Ransom County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutland, with the one closest to Rutland listed first.
- McLeod
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lisbon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Elliott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elliott is located in Ransom County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25 people
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutland, with the one closest to Rutland listed first.
- Lidgerwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wyndmere
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mantador
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Barney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hankinson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Marshall County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutland, with the one closest to Rutland listed first.
- Marlow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Marlow is located in Marshall County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Estimated population in 2014: 14 people
- Kidder
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kidder is located in Marshall County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidder
- Estimated population in 2014: 77 people
- Hillhead
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hillhead is located in Marshall County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhead
- Estimated population in 2014: 990 people
- Veblen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newark is located in Marshall County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Estimated population in 2014: 109 people
- Britton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- West Britton ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Britton is located in Marshall County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Britton
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,368 people
- Spain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spain is located in Marshall County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spain
- Population from the 2010 Census: 989 people
- Amherst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Eden is located in Marshall County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <1>
- Roberts County (SD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rutland, with the one closest to Rutland listed first.
- Claire City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hammer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hammer is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer
- Estimated population in 2014: 241 people
- Long Hollow Housing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Long Hollow Housing is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow Housing
- Population from the 2010 Census: 192 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rutland, see our County-by-County Page for Rutland.
Cemeteries Near Rutland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rutland.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Rutland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rutland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rutland, with the one closest to Rutland listed first.
- Nordland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shuman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Havana Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forman Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Forman.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161899 <3>
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Forman.
- The St. Mary's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2264332 <3>
- Immanuel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Our Lady of Rosary Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Lady of Rosary Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Our Lady of Rosary Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Havana.
- The Our Lady of Rosary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Sepulcher Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102051 <3>
- Clayton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dunbar Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (72 more) ...
- St. Martin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Zion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trondhjem Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Rutland had a population of 257 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rutland had a population of 156 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rutland, with the one closest to Rutland listed first.
- Cayuga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ransom City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ransom City is located in Sargent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom City
- Forman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Havana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Geneseo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Geneseo is located in Sargent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
- Brampton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brampton is located in Sargent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brampton
- Hamlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hamlin is located in Sargent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Cogswell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Milnor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Harlem ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harlem is located in Sargent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Kidder
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kidder is located in Marshall County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidder
- Estimated population in 2014: 77 people
- Newark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newark is located in Marshall County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Estimated population in 2014: 109 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- De Lamere
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- De Lamere is located in Sargent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Lamere
- Lidgerwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Nicholson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Nicholson is located in Sargent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rutland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rutland.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Rutland ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rutland.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Rutland. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Rutland and those printed in the larger area surrounding Rutland.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of Rutland.
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 Rutland:
- Websites specific to North Dakota
- Pages specific to Sargent County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dickey County
- Ransom County
- Richland County
- Marshall County
- Roberts County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Dakota
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rutland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Rutland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |