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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 Silverleaf (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 Silverleaf. 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 Silverleaf ...

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: Silver Leaf.

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 and hospitals 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.

Silverleaf is located in Dickey 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 Dickey County: LaMoure, McIntosh, Ransom, Sargent, Brown (SD) & McPherson (SD).

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

  • Dickey County     (The home county of Silverleaf)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silverleaf, with the one closest to Silverleaf listed first.
    • Guelph
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Ellendale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellendale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
      • Ellendale is located in Dickey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellendale <2>
    • Fullerton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fullerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
      • Fullerton is located in Dickey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fullerton <2>
    • Ludden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludden
      • Ludden is located in Dickey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
    • Norway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
      • Norway is located in Dickey County
    • Monango
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monango have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monango
      • Monango is located in Dickey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
    • Oakes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes
      • Oakes is located in Dickey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakes <2>
    • Glover
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Forbes
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forbes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
      • Forbes is located in Dickey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forbes <2>
    • Merricourt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • LaMoure County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silverleaf, with the one closest to Silverleaf listed first.
    • LaMoure
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Berlin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Verona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
      • Verona is located in LaMoure County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verona <2>
    • Edgeley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgeley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Grand Rapids
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Sargent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silverleaf, with the one closest to Silverleaf listed first.
    • Straubville ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Brampton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Cogswell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cogswell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogswell
      • Cogswell is located in Sargent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cogswell <2>
    • Harlem ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harlem. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
      • Harlem is located in Sargent County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Harlem
      • From Silverleaf to Harlem
    • Stirum
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Brown County (SD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silverleaf, with the one closest to Silverleaf listed first.
    • Winship
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winship
      • Winship is located in Brown County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,862 people
    • Frederick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hecla
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hecla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla
      • Hecla is located in Brown County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hecla <2>
    • Houghton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Barnard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Westport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
      • Westport is located in Brown County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westport <2>
    • Columbia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Claremont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ordway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ordway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordway
      • Ordway is located in Brown County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 306 people
    • Huffton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huffton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffton
      • Huffton is located in Brown County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 316 people
  • Marshall County (SD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silverleaf, with the one closest to Silverleaf listed first.
    • Newark
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Amherst
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • West Britton ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Britton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Britton
      • West Britton is located in Marshall County (SD)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,368 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to West Britton
      • From Silverleaf to West Britton
  • McPherson County (SD)
    • Spring Creek Colony
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Colony
      • Spring Creek Colony is located in McPherson County (SD)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 268 people

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

Cemeteries Near Silverleaf ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Silverleaf.

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

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

  • Peace Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peace Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peace Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple View Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Savo Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Ludden Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ludden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ludden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Norwegian Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwegian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwegian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Frederick Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frederick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frederick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hecla City Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Finnish Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finnish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finnish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakes View Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakes View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakes View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forbes Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forbes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forbes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Houghton Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Houghton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Houghton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (27 more) ...
    • St. Ansgar Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Peace Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peace Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Detroit Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Detroit Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Detroit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 in 1895, Silverleaf had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Guelph
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Duane
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duane have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane
    • Duane is located in Dickey County
  • Winship
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winship
    • Winship is located in Brown County (SD)
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,862 people
  • Fullerton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fullerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
    • Fullerton is located in Dickey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fullerton <2>
  • Port Emma ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Emma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Emma
    • Port Emma is located in Dickey County
  • Clement
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clement have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement
    • Clement is located in Dickey County
  • Ludden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludden
    • Ludden is located in Dickey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
  • Boynton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boynton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
    • Boynton is located in Dickey County
  • Frederick
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hecla
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hecla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla
    • Hecla is located in Brown County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hecla <2>
  • Monango
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monango have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monango
    • Monango is located in Dickey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
  • Oakes
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes
    • Oakes is located in Dickey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakes <2>
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Silverleaf ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Silverleaf.

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

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 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 Silverleaf:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Silverleaf. 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>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 Silverleaf, 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' (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- Silverleaf) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Silverleaf. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0140, Longitude: -98.3810       In this case, the coordinates for Silverleaf have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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