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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 Voss (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 Voss. 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.

Voss is located in Walsh County.

To see how the shape of North Dakota's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Walsh County: Marshall (MN), Cavalier, Grand Forks, Nelson, Pembina & Ramsey.

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

  • Walsh County     (The home county of Voss)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Voss, with the one closest to Voss listed first.
    • Minto
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Herriott
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Herriott is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herriott
    • Forest River
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Grafton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Ardoch
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Warsaw
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Warsaw is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
    • Mandt
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Mandt is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandt
    • Conway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Conway is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
    • Pisek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Auburn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Auburn is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Cashel ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cashel is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashel
    • Park River
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fordville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Grand Forks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Voss, with the one closest to Voss listed first.
    • Johnstown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Johnstown is located in Grand Forks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
    • Inkster
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Gilby is located in Grand Forks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilby <1>
    • Orr
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Orr is located in Grand Forks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
    • Mekinock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Manvel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Manvel is located in Grand Forks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manvel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manvel <1>
    • Kelly
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Kelly is located in Grand Forks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
    • McCanna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • McCanna is located in Grand Forks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCanna
    • Arvilla
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Emerado
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Larimore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Niagara
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pembina County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Voss, with the one closest to Voss listed first.
    • Saint Thomas
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Drayton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Crystal
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pittsburgh
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Pittsburgh is located in Pembina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
    • Gardar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Gardar is located in Pembina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardar
    • Canton City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Canton City is located in Pembina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
      • Canton City has also been known as:
      • Hensel
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton City <1>
    • Glasston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Bowesmont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bowesmont is located in Pembina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowesmont
  • Marshall County (MN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Voss, with the one closest to Voss listed first.
    • Big Woods
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Big Woods is located in Marshall County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
    • Oslo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Oslo is located in Marshall County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oslo <1>
    • Alvarado
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Alvarado is located in Marshall County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
    • Stephen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Stephen is located in Marshall County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephen <1>
    • Argyle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Argyle is located in Marshall County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argyle <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Voss ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Voss.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Voss - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Voss covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Minto Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • St. Patrick Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Concordia Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Marks Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Kensington Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Inkster Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of Grafton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2256137 <2>
  • Continue List   (64 more) ...
    • Forest River Colony Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hyde Park Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • East Forest River Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Voss had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Minto
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Forest River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Veseleyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Veseleyville is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veseleyville
  • Ardoch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Grafton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Conway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Conway is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
  • Johnstown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Johnstown is located in Grand Forks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Pisek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Nash
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Nash is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
  • Inkster
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Gilby
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Gilby is located in Grand Forks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilby <1>
  • Cashel ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cashel is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashel
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Auburn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Auburn is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Big Woods
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Big Woods is located in Marshall County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
    • Park River
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Voss ...

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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Voss.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Voss:

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 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.
<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- Voss) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Voss, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.