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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 Vanville (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 Vanville. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Vanville is located in Burke 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 Burke County: Mountrail, Renville, Ward & Williams.

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

  • Burke County     (The home county of Vanville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vanville, with the one closest to Vanville listed first.
    • Bowbells
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowbells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowbells
      • Bowbells is located in Burke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowbells <2>
    • Powers Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Flaxton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flaxton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaxton
      • Flaxton is located in Burke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flaxton <2>
    • Lignite
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lignite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignite
      • Lignite is located in Burke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lignite <2>
    • Battleview
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleview
      • Battleview is located in Burke County
    • Rival ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rival have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rival
      • Rival is located in Burke County
    • Portal
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Columbus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
      • Columbus is located in Burke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <2>
    • Larson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larson
      • Larson is located in Burke County
  • Mountrail County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vanville, with the one closest to Vanville listed first.
    • Coulee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulee
      • Coulee is located in Mountrail County
    • Palermo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Stanley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Ross
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
      • Ross is located in Mountrail County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ross <2>
    • Blaisdell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • White Earth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Renville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vanville, with the one closest to Vanville listed first.
    • Norma
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
      • Norma is located in Renville County
    • Tolley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley
      • Tolley is located in Renville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolley <2>
  • Ward County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vanville, with the one closest to Vanville listed first.
    • Niobe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niobe
      • Niobe is located in Ward County
    • Kenmare
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenmare have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmare
      • Kenmare is located in Ward County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,026 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenmare <2>
    • Donnybrook
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Williams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vanville, with the one closest to Vanville listed first.
    • McGregor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Tioga
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
      • Tioga is located in Williams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Vanville ...

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 19 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vanville.

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

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 Vanville:

Cemeteries Near Vanville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vanville.

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

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

  • Vanville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vanville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vanville Cemetery
  • Vanville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vanville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vanville Cemetery
  • Little Butte Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Butte Cemetery
  • Little Butte Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Butte Cemetery
  • Niobe Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Niobe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Niobe Cemetery
  • Elbow Lake Bethel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elbow Lake Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elbow Lake Bethel Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
  • St. James Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
  • Bethane Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethane Cemetery
  • Danish Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danish Cemetery
  • St. James Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
  • Lunds Valley Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lunds Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lunds Valley Cemetery
  • Continue List   (44 more) ...
    • Lake View Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake View Cemetery
    • Bowbells Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowbells Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowbells Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph 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>

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

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

  • Stanley
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Manitou
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manitou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
    • Manitou is located in Mountrail County
  • Ross
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
    • Ross is located in Mountrail County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ross <2>
  • White Earth
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vanville. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Vanville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vanville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.6295, Longitude: -102.3727       In this case, the coordinates for Vanville 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 Vanville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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