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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 Tolna (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 Tolna. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Tolna is located in Nelson 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 Nelson County: Benson, Eddy, Grand Forks, Griggs, Ramsey, Steele & Walsh.

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

  • Nelson County     (The home county of Tolna)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tolna, with the one closest to Tolna listed first.
    • Pekin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pekin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
      • Pekin is located in Nelson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pekin <2>
    • McVille
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McVille have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
      • McVille is located in Nelson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McVille <2>
    • Lakota
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Michigan City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
      • Michigan City is located in Nelson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Michigan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Aneta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Petersburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Nelson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <2>
    • Whitman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
      • Whitman is located in Nelson County
  • Benson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tolna, with the one closest to Tolna listed first.
    • Warwick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
      • Warwick is located in Benson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warwick <2>
    • Tokio
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Saint Michael
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Totten
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Eddy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tolna, with the one closest to Tolna listed first.
    • Hamar
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar
      • Hamar is located in Eddy County
    • Brantford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantford
      • Brantford is located in Eddy County
  • Foster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tolna, with the one closest to Tolna listed first.
    • McHenry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Grace City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Glenfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
      • Glenfield is located in Foster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenfield <2>
  • Grand Forks County
    • Niagara
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Griggs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tolna, with the one closest to Tolna listed first.
    • Binford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Binford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binford
      • Binford is located in Griggs County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Binford <2>
    • Jessie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sutton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Cooperstown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooperstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
      • Cooperstown is located in Griggs County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooperstown <2>
  • Ramsey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tolna, with the one closest to Tolna listed first.
    • Bartlett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
      • Bartlett is located in Ramsey County
    • Doyon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyon
      • Doyon is located in Ramsey County
    • Crary
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crary
      • Crary is located in Ramsey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crary <2>
    • Brocket
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brocket have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brocket
      • Brocket is located in Ramsey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brocket <2>
    • Devils Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devils Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Lake
      • Devils Lake is located in Ramsey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devils Lake <2>
  • Steele County
    • Sharon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Tolna ...

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 Tolna.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

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 websites either 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 Tolna:

Cemeteries Near Tolna ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tolna.

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

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

  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
  • Hamlin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamlin Cemetery
  • Odessa Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odessa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odessa Cemetery
  • McVille Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McVille Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McVille Cemetery
  • Warwick Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Doyon Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doyon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doyon Cemetery
  • Naroen Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Naroen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Naroen Cemetery
  • New Luther Valley Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Luther Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Luther Valley Cemetery
  • Bartlett Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
  • Binford Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Binford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Binford Cemetery
  • Continue List   (35 more) ...
    • Valley Grove Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Grove Cemetery
    • Melrose Church Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Melrose Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Melrose Church Cemetery
    • Crary Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crary 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>

While we didn't find Tolna in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tolna.

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

  • Harrisburg ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Harrisburg is located in Nelson County
  • Lakota
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Bartlett
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
    • Bartlett is located in Ramsey County
  • Mapes
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapes
    • Mapes is located in Nelson County
  • Crary
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crary
    • Crary is located in Ramsey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crary <2>
  • Michigan City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
    • Michigan City is located in Nelson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Michigan
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jessie
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Aneta
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Petersburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Nelson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <2>
    • Glenfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
      • Glenfield is located in Foster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenfield <2>
    • Fort Totten
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Niagara
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Devils Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devils Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Lake
      • Devils Lake is located in Ramsey County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devils Lake <2>
    • Sharon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tolna. 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 '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- Tolna) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tolna. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.8250, Longitude: -98.4379       In this case, the coordinates for Tolna have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Tolna, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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