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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 southeast 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 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.

Walden is located in Cass 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 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nolan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan
      • Nolan is located in Cass County
    • Ayr
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayr have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayr
      • Ayr is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayr <1>
    • Erie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
      • Erie is located in Cass County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <1>
    • Tower City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Buffalo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
      • Buffalo is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <1>
    • Absaraka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Arthur
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Hunter
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hunter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
      • Hunter is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <1>
    • Amenia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Wheatland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Alice
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
      • Alice is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
    • Casselton
      (29 miles [46.7 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pillsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury
      • Pillsbury is located in Barnes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
    • Sibley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriska have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • North Valley City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Valley City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dazey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dazey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Rogers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Fingal
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fingal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fingal
      • Fingal is located in Barnes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fingal <1>
    • Sanborn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Leal
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walum
      • Walum is located in Griggs County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Steele County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <1>
    • Luverne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luverne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luverne
      • Luverne is located in Steele County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luverne <1>
    • Sherbrooke
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sherbrooke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherbrooke
      • Sherbrooke is located in Steele County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
      • Galesburg is located in Traill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galesburg <1>
    • Clifford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
      • Clifford is located in Traill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifford <1>
    • Greenfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
      • Greenfield is located in Traill County
    • Roseville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
      • Roseville is located in Traill County
    • 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.

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 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Page Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Page Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Minnie Lake Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minnie Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minnie Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hope Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pederson Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pederson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pederson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Luverne Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Luverne Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Luverne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Erie Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Erie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Erie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elm River Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lund Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lund Cemetery
    • The Lund Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Peterson Cemetery
  • Oriska Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oriska Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oriska Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Bernards Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bernards Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bernards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (41 more) ...
    • St. Petri Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Petri Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Petri Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Clifford Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clifford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clifford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Memory Gardens Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Gardens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memory Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colgate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colgate
    • Colgate is located in Steele County
  • Hope
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Hope is located in Steele County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <1>
  • Ayr
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayr have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayr
    • Ayr is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayr <1>
  • Galesburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
    • Galesburg is located in Traill County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galesburg <1>
  • Ashtabula ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashtabula have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashtabula
    • Ashtabula is located in Barnes County
  • Oriska
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriska have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
  • Tower City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Clifford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
    • Clifford is located in Traill County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifford <1>
  • Buffalo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Buffalo is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <1>
  • Pickert
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickert have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickert
    • Pickert is located in Steele County
  • Absaraka
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Sherbrooke
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sherbrooke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherbrooke
      • Sherbrooke is located in Steele County
    • Magnolia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
      • Magnolia is located in Cass County
    • 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]<5>. 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Walden:

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

The official website for Cass County: www.co.cass.nd.us/

The official website for State of North Dakota: https://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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>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.
<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 Walden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.1747, Longitude: -97.6901       In this case, the coordinates for Walden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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