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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 Urbana (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 Urbana. 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 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.

Urbana is located in Barnes 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 Barnes County: Cass, Griggs, LaMoure, Ransom, Steele & Stutsman.

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

  • Barnes County     (The home county of Urbana)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Urbana, with the one closest to Urbana listed first.
    • Eckelson
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Sanborn
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Leal
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leal
      • Leal is located in Barnes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
    • Rogers
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
      • Rogers is located in Barnes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <1>
    • Wimbledon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wimbledon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimbledon
      • Wimbledon is located in Barnes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wimbledon <1>
    • North Valley City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Valley City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Valley City
      • North Valley City is located in Barnes County
    • Valley City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Dazey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dazey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dazey
      • Dazey is located in Barnes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dazey <1>
    • Litchville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kathryn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sibley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
      • Sibley is located in Barnes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Oriska
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriska have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriska
      • Oriska is located in Barnes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oriska <1>
  • Griggs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Urbana, with the one closest to Urbana listed first.
    • Walum
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walum
      • Walum is located in Griggs County
    • Hannaford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • LaMoure County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Urbana, with the one closest to Urbana listed first.
    • Marion
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Adrian
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
      • Adrian is located in LaMoure County
    • Saratoga Springs ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • 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
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Nortonville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
      • Nortonville is located in LaMoure County
  • Stutsman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Urbana, with the one closest to Urbana listed first.
    • Spiritwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Bloom
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Spiritwood Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spiritwood Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiritwood Lake
      • Spiritwood Lake is located in Stutsman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Ypsilanti
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Frontier Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • 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 Junction
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Junction
      • Jamestown Junction is located in Stutsman County
    • Jamestown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Parkhurst
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhurst
      • Parkhurst is located in Stutsman County
    • Montpelier
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Courtenay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Courtenay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtenay
      • Courtenay is located in Stutsman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Courtenay <1>
    • Buchanan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Millarton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millarton
      • Millarton is located in Stutsman County
    • Pingree
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Urbana ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Urbana.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Urbana, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Urbana.

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 Urbana:

Cemeteries Near Urbana ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Urbana.

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

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

  • Spiritwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spiritwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spiritwood Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • St. Peter Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Cemetery
  • Nebo Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nebo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nebo Cemetery
  • Valley Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Elim Evangelical Free Church Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunset Gardens Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Gardens Cemetery
  • Jamestown Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • McGinnis Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Highland Home Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Home Cemetery
  • Continue List   (44 more) ...
    • Swedish Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Prairie View Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie View Cemetery
    • St. Boniface Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Boniface Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Boniface 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 in 1895, Urbana had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Sanborn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bloom
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Ypsilanti
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Odell ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
    • Odell is located in Barnes County
  • Berea
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
    • Berea is located in Barnes County
  • Jamestown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Parkhurst
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhurst
    • Parkhurst is located in Stutsman County
  • Montpelier
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Valley City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Dazey
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dazey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dazey
    • Dazey is located in Barnes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dazey <1>
  • Buchanan
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Hastings
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hastings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
    • Hastings is located in Barnes County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Ashtabula ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashtabula have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashtabula
      • Ashtabula is located in Barnes County
    • Adrian
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
      • Adrian is located in LaMoure County
    • Daily
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daily have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daily
      • Daily is located in Barnes County

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

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

The official website for Barnes County: www.co.barnes.nd.us/

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Urbana) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Urbana. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9344, Longitude: -98.4118       In this case, the coordinates for Urbana 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 Urbana, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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