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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 Wyndmere (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 Wyndmere. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Wyndmere is located in Richland 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 Richland County: Traverse (MN), Wilkin (MN), Cass, Ransom, Sargent & Roberts (SD).

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

  • Richland County     (The home county of Wyndmere)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wyndmere, with the one closest to Wyndmere listed first.
    • Barney
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
      • Barney is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barney <2>
    • Mantador
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantador have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantador
      • Mantador is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mantador <2>
    • Mooreton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Lidgerwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lidgerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lidgerwood
      • Lidgerwood is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 616 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lidgerwood <2>
    • Fairview Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Galchutt
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Great Bend
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bend
      • Great Bend is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Bend <2>
    • Hankinson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dwight
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Colfax
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Barrie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barrie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrie
      • Barrie is located in Richland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Barrie
      • From Wyndmere to Barrie
    • Walcott
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walcott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
      • Walcott is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walcott <2>
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wyndmere, with the one closest to Wyndmere listed first.
    • Kindred
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kindred have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindred
      • Kindred is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kindred <2>
    • Leonard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Woods
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woods. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
      • Woods is located in Cass County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Woods
      • From Wyndmere to Woods
  • Ransom County
  • Sargent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wyndmere, with the one closest to Wyndmere listed first.
    • Milnor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milnor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnor
      • Milnor is located in Sargent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milnor <2>
    • Ransom City ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ransom City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom City
      • Ransom City is located in Sargent County
    • Cayuga
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
      • Cayuga is located in Sargent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <2>
    • Rutland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
      • Rutland is located in Sargent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutland <2>
    • Gwinner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gwinner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwinner
      • Gwinner is located in Sargent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gwinner <2>
    • Forman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forman
      • Forman is located in Sargent County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forman <2>
  • Wilkin County (MN)
  • Marshall County (SD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wyndmere, with the one closest to Wyndmere listed first.
    • Marlow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
      • Marlow is located in Marshall County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 14 people
    • Veblen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veblen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veblen
      • Veblen is located in Marshall County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veblen <2>
  • Roberts County (SD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wyndmere, with the one closest to Wyndmere listed first.
    • Claire City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claire City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claire City
      • Claire City is located in Roberts County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claire City <2>
    • Hammer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer
      • Hammer is located in Roberts County (SD)
      • Estimated population in 2014: 241 people
    • New Effington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Effington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Effington
      • New Effington is located in Roberts County (SD)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Effington <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Wyndmere ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wyndmere.

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

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

  • Elk Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elk Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elk Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nulph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nulph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nulph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peace Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Antelope Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antelope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antelope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Freeman Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stearns Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stearns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stearns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bohemian Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohemian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohemian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tuholke Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuholke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tuholke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nordmanna Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nordmanna Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nordmanna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Martin Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Martin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (69 more) ...

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wyndmere had a population of 107 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wyndmere had a population of 404 people.

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

  • Moselle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moselle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
    • Moselle is located in Richland County
  • Barney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
    • Barney is located in Richland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barney <2>
  • Hamlin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
    • Hamlin is located in Sargent County
  • De Lamere
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Lamere have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Lamere
    • De Lamere is located in Sargent County
  • Mooreton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Lidgerwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lidgerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lidgerwood
    • Lidgerwood is located in Richland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 616 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lidgerwood <2>
  • Stiles
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stiles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
    • Stiles is located in Richland County
  • Geneseo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneseo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
    • Geneseo is located in Sargent County
  • Fairview Junction
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Milnor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milnor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnor
    • Milnor is located in Sargent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milnor <2>
  • Ransom City ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ransom City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom City
    • Ransom City is located in Sargent County
  • Cayuga
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
    • Cayuga is located in Sargent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <2>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Wyndmere ...

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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wyndmere.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Wyndmere. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Wyndmere and those printed in the larger area surrounding Wyndmere.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6> of Wyndmere.

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 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 Wyndmere:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wyndmere. 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>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>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>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>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 Wyndmere, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wyndmere) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wyndmere. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2637, Longitude: -97.1315    









 

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