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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 Westhope (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 Westhope. 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.

Name Variations for Westhope ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Another variation: West Hope.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Westhope is located in Bottineau 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 Bottineau County: McHenry, Pierce & Rolette.

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

  • Bottineau County     (The home county of Westhope)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westhope, with the one closest to Westhope listed first.
    • Landa
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landa
      • Landa is located in Bottineau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
    • Roth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roth
      • Roth is located in Bottineau County
    • Antler
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antler
      • Antler is located in Bottineau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antler <2>
    • Newburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Maxbass
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Souris
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Souris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souris
      • Souris is located in Bottineau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Souris <2>
    • Russell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
      • Russell is located in Bottineau County
    • Kramer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kramer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer
      • Kramer is located in Bottineau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kramer <2>
    • White ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
      • White is located in Bottineau County
    • Lansford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansford
      • Lansford is located in Bottineau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansford <2>
    • Bottineau
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bottineau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bottineau
      • Bottineau is located in Bottineau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,147 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bottineau <2>
    • Gardena
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardena
      • Gardena is located in Bottineau County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
  • McHenry County
    • Upham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upham
      • Upham is located in McHenry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upham <2>
  • Renville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westhope, with the one closest to Westhope listed first.
    • Mohall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohall
      • Mohall is located in Renville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mohall <2>
    • Loraine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loraine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loraine
      • Loraine is located in Renville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8 people
    • Glenburn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Sherwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
      • Sherwood is located in Renville County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherwood <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Westhope ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Westhope.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Westhope. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Westhope and those printed in the larger area surrounding Westhope.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of Westhope.

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 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 Westhope:

Cemeteries Near Westhope ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westhope.

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

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

  • Westhope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westhope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westhope Cemetery
  • Landa Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Landa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Landa Cemetery
  • The Week Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the The Week Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the The Week Cemetery
  • Coultervale Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Lyleton Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Nedaros Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nedaros Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nedaros Cemetery
  • Maxbass Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maxbass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maxbass Cemetery
  • Copley Anglican Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Copley Anglican Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Copley Anglican Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Lyleton (MB).
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Copley Anglican Cemetery
  • Antler Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antler Cemetery
  • Dovre Lutheran Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
  • Waskada Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (28 more) ...
    • Renville Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Renville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Renville Cemetery
    • Haas Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haas Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery

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 Westhope in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Westhope.

  • Bottineau
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bottineau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bottineau
    • Bottineau is located in Bottineau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,147 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bottineau <2>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Westhope. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Westhope) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westhope. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.9114, Longitude: -101.0179    
<4>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.
<5>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.
<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 Westhope, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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