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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 Walden (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 Walden. 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.

Walden is located in Cass 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 Cass County: Clay (MN), Norman (MN), Barnes, Ransom, Richland, Steele & Traill.

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

  • Cass County     (The home county of Walden)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walden, with the one closest to Walden listed first.
    • Page
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Nolan ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Nolan is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan
    • Ayr
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Erie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Tower City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Buffalo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Absaraka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Magnolia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Magnolia is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Arthur
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Hunter
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Amenia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Wheatland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Barnes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walden, with the one closest to Walden listed first.
    • Pillsbury
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Pillsbury is located in Barnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
    • Sibley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Sibley is located in Barnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Ashtabula ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Ashtabula is located in Barnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashtabula
    • Oriska
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • North Valley City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • North Valley City is located in Barnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Valley City
    • Valley City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dazey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Rogers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Fingal
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Sanborn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Leal
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Leal is located in Barnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
  • Griggs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walden, with the one closest to Walden listed first.
    • Walum
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Walum is located in Griggs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walum
    • Hannaford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Cooperstown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Steele County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walden, with the one closest to Walden listed first.
    • Hope
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Luverne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sherbrooke
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Sherbrooke is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherbrooke
    • Finley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Sharon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Traill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walden, with the one closest to Walden listed first.
    • Galesburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Clifford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Greenfield is located in Traill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Roseville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Roseville is located in Traill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
    • Blanchard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Portland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mayville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Walden ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walden.

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 Walden - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Page Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Minnie Lake Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Morton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hope Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Pederson Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Luverne Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Erie Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Elm River Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lund Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund Cemetery
    • The Lund Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Peterson Cemetery
  • Oriska Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • St. Bernards Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (41 more) ...
    • St. Petri Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Clifford Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Memory Gardens Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 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.<2>

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

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

  • Page
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Colgate
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Colgate is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colgate
  • Hope
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Ayr
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Galesburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ashtabula ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Ashtabula is located in Barnes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashtabula
  • Oriska
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Tower City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Clifford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Buffalo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Pickert
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Pickert is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickert
  • Absaraka
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Sherbrooke
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Sherbrooke is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherbrooke
    • Magnolia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Magnolia is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Valley City
      (22 miles [35.4 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 Walden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Walden.

Newspapers Published in Walden ...

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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walden.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walden, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walden.

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 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 Walden:

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>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 Walden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.