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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 Sykeston (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 Sykeston. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Sykeston is located in Wells 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 Wells County: Benson, Eddy, Foster, Kidder, Pierce, Sheridan & Stutsman.

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

  • Wells County     (The home county of Sykeston)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sykeston, with the one closest to Sykeston listed first.
    • Cathay
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cathay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathay
      • Cathay is located in Wells County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cathay <2>
    • Bowdon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowdon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdon
      • Bowdon is located in Wells County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowdon <2>
    • Fessenden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fessenden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fessenden
      • Fessenden is located in Wells County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fessenden <2>
    • Bremen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Chaseley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Hamberg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamberg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamberg
      • Hamberg is located in Wells County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamberg <2>
    • Hurdsfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurdsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdsfield
      • Hurdsfield is located in Wells County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurdsfield <2>
  • Eddy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sykeston, with the one closest to Sykeston listed first.
    • New Rockford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Brantford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantford
      • Brantford is located in Eddy County
    • Sheyenne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Foster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sykeston, with the one closest to Sykeston listed first.
    • Carrington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Guptill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guptill
      • Guptill is located in Foster County
    • Barlow
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
      • Barlow is located in Foster County
    • Melville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
      • Melville is located in Foster County
    • Grace City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace City
      • Grace City is located in Foster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grace City <2>
  • Kidder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sykeston, with the one closest to Sykeston listed first.
    • Pettibone
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettibone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettibone
      • Pettibone is located in Kidder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pettibone <2>
    • Lake Williams
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Williams
      • Lake Williams is located in Kidder County
    • Robinson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
      • Robinson is located in Kidder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robinson <2>
  • Stutsman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sykeston, with the one closest to Sykeston listed first.
    • Woodworth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
      • Woodworth is located in Stutsman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodworth <2>
    • Pingree
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Sykeston ...

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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sykeston.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Sykeston. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Sykeston and those printed in the larger area surrounding Sykeston.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Sykeston.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Sykeston:

Cemeteries Near Sykeston ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sykeston.

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

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

  • Sykeston Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • St. Elizabeth Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Elizabeth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Elizabeth Cemetery
  • Brethren Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brethren Cemetery
  • Lake View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Heaton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heaton Cemetery
  • Tolbert Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tolbert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tolbert Cemetery
  • Longview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Longview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longview Cemetery
  • Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
  • Mielke Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mielke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mielke Cemetery
  • Carrington Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carrington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carrington Cemetery
  • German Baptist Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Baptist Cemetery
  • New Home Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Home Cemetery
  • Continue List   (35 more) ...
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Barlow Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barlow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barlow Cemetery
    • Wayside Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wayside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wayside 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Sykeston had a population of 167 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Sykeston had a population of 101 people.

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

  • Carrington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Barlow
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
    • Barlow is located in Foster County
  • Melville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
    • Melville is located in Foster County
  • New Rockford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Sheyenne
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sykeston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of North Dakota: 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>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- Sykeston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sykeston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4656, Longitude: -99.3982    
<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 Sykeston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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