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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 Walum (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 Walum. 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.

Walum is located in Griggs 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 Griggs County: Barnes, Eddy, Foster, Nelson, Steele & Stutsman.

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

  • Griggs County     (The home county of Walum)
  • Barnes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walum, with the one closest to Walum listed first.
    • Dazey
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Sibley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Leal
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 south)
      • 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
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Pillsbury
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pillsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Sanborn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Eckelson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • North Valley City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Oriska
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
  • Cass County
  • Foster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walum, with the one closest to Walum listed first.
    • Glenfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
      • Glenfield is located in Foster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenfield <1>
    • McHenry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Nelson County
  • Steele County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walum, with the one closest to Walum listed first.
    • Luverne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luverne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
    • Hope
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
    • Finley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Sherbrooke
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherbrooke
      • Sherbrooke is located in Steele County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sherbrooke
      • From Walum to Sherbrooke
    • Sharon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stutsman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Walum, with the one closest to Walum listed first.
    • Courtenay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Spiritwood Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Kensal
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Spiritwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Walum ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Walum.

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

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

  • Lyster Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hannaford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Dazey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dazey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dazey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Luverne Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Boniface Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Prairie View Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie View Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Lund Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Cooperstown Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooperstown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooperstown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mabel Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mabel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mabel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pederson Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hero Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hero Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hero Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Courtenay Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Courtenay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Courtenay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (40 more) ...
    • Eastman Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Lawrence Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lawrence Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lawrence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Glenfield Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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.<6>

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

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

  • Hannaford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Dazey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Ashtabula ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Cooperstown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Odell ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Jessie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Pickert
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickert
    • Pickert is located in Steele County
  • Glenfield
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
    • Glenfield is located in Foster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenfield <1>
  • Sanborn
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Hope
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
  • Berea
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Urbana
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
    • Urbana is located in Barnes County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Valley City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Colgate
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colgate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colgate
      • Colgate is located in Steele County
    • Sherbrooke
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherbrooke
      • Sherbrooke is located in Steele County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sherbrooke
      • From Walum to Sherbrooke

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

Newspapers Published in Walum ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Walum.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Walum, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Walum.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Walum:

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

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>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>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.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Walum) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walum. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.2700, Longitude: -98.1946    
<5>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.
<6>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 Walum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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