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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 Sharlow (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 Sharlow. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Sharlow is located in Stutsman 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 Stutsman County: Barnes, Foster, Griggs, Kidder, LaMoure, Logan & Wells.

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

  • Stutsman County     (The home county of Sharlow)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharlow, with the one closest to Sharlow listed first.
    • Millarton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millarton
      • Millarton is located in Stutsman County
    • Montpelier
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jamestown Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Junction
      • Jamestown Junction is located in Stutsman County
    • Ypsilanti
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Frontier Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
      • Frontier Village is located in Stutsman County
    • Jamestown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Windsor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Windsor is located in Stutsman County
    • Bloom
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
      • Bloom is located in Stutsman County
    • Cleveland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Stutsman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <1>
    • Parkhurst
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhurst
      • Parkhurst is located in Stutsman County
    • Streeter
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Streeter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streeter
      • Streeter is located in Stutsman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Streeter <1>
    • Spiritwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Medina
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
      • Medina is located in Stutsman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <1>
  • Barnes County
  • LaMoure County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharlow, with the one closest to Sharlow listed first.
    • Alfred
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
      • Alfred is located in LaMoure County
    • Jud
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jud have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jud
      • Jud is located in LaMoure County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jud <1>
    • Nortonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
      • Nortonville is located in LaMoure County
    • Adrian
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
      • Adrian is located in LaMoure County
    • Saratoga Springs ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saratoga Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Springs
      • Saratoga Springs is located in LaMoure County
    • Dickey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgeley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgeley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeley
      • Edgeley is located in LaMoure County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgeley <1>
    • Marion
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Kulm
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kulm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulm
      • Kulm is located in LaMoure County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kulm <1>
    • Berlin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Berlin is located in LaMoure County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <1>
    • Grand Rapids
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
      • Grand Rapids is located in LaMoure County
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sharlow, with the one closest to Sharlow listed first.
    • Gackle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gackle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gackle
      • Gackle is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gackle <1>
    • Fredonia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Fredonia is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredonia <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Sharlow ...

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 Sharlow.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sharlow, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sharlow.

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 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 Sharlow:

Cemeteries Near Sharlow ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sharlow.

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

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

  • Church of God Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Church of God Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Church of God Cemetery
  • Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery
  • Postal Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Postal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Postal Cemetery
  • St. Huberts Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Huberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Huberts Cemetery
  • James River Valley Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James River Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James River Valley Cemetery
  • Valley Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Eldridge Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eldridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eldridge Cemetery
  • Saari Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saari Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saari Cemetery
  • St. Pauline Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauline Cemetery
  • German Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Cemetery
  • McGinnis Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGinnis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGinnis Cemetery
  • Continue List   (56 more) ...
    • Jamestown Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jamestown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jamestown Cemetery
    • Streeter Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Streeter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Streeter Cemetery
    • Neudorf Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neudorf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neudorf 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Sharlow had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Montpelier
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Adrian
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
    • Adrian is located in LaMoure County
  • Ypsilanti
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Windsor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Windsor is located in Stutsman County
  • Jamestown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bloom
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom
    • Bloom is located in Stutsman County
  • Cleveland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Cleveland is located in Stutsman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <1>
  • Dickey
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Parkhurst
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhurst
    • Parkhurst is located in Stutsman County
  • Medberry
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medberry
    • Medberry is located in LaMoure County
  • Medina
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
    • Medina is located in Stutsman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <1>
  • Buchanan
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buchanan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
    • Buchanan is located in Stutsman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buchanan <1>
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Berlin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Berlin is located in LaMoure County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <1>
    • Urbana
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
      • Urbana is located in Barnes County
    • Grand Rapids
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
      • Grand Rapids is located in LaMoure County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sharlow. 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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sharlow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sharlow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.6800, Longitude: -98.8601       In this case, the coordinates for Sharlow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Sharlow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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