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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 Watrous (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 Watrous. 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 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.

Watrous is located in Hettinger 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 Hettinger County: Adams, Grant, Slope & Stark.

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

  • Hettinger County     (The home county of Watrous)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Watrous, with the one closest to Watrous listed first.
    • Mott
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mott
      • Mott is located in Hettinger County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mott <2>
    • Regent
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent
      • Regent is located in Hettinger County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Regent <2>
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Watrous, with the one closest to Watrous listed first.
    • Haynes
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haynes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
      • Haynes is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
    • Hettinger
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Watrous, with the one closest to Watrous listed first.
    • New Leipzig
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Leipzig have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Leipzig
      • New Leipzig is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Leipzig <2>
    • Elgin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Elgin is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <2>
    • Leith
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leith have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leith
      • Leith is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
    • Johnson Ford ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
      • Johnson Ford is located in Grant County
    • Carson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
      • Carson is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson <2>
  • Stark County
  • Perkins County (SD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Watrous, with the one closest to Watrous listed first.
    • Lemmon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemmon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemmon
      • Lemmon is located in Perkins County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemmon <2>
    • White Butte
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Butte
      • White Butte is located in Perkins County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 19 people

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

Newspapers Published in Watrous ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Watrous.

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

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 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 Watrous:

Cemeteries Near Watrous ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Watrous.

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

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

  • Bethany Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
  • Burt Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burt Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burt Hope Cemetery
  • Sunny Slope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunny Slope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunny Slope Cemetery
  • Odessa Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odessa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odessa Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Pilgerheim Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgerheim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgerheim Cemetery
  • Long Butte Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Long Butte Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Butte Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102127 <5>
  • Fleak Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fleak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fleak Cemetery
  • Congregation Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Congregation Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Congregation Cemetery
  • Finnish Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finnish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finnish Cemetery
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (44 more) ...
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Philadelphia Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Philadelphia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philadelphia Cemetery

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Watrous. 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- Watrous) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Watrous. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3258, Longitude: -102.1929       In this case, the coordinates for Watrous have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.




 

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