LaMoure County, North Dakota Area Information
Area Coordinator: Marcia Paxton and Carolyn Schott
Date Formed: Established 1873 and organized 1881
County Seat: Grand Rapids, 1881-1886; LaMoure 1886-present
Cities, townships and historical
communities:
CITIES: Adrian, Alfred, Benson Corner (historical), Berlin, Deisem (historical),
Dickey, Edgeley, Grand Rapids, Independence (historical), Jud, Kulm, LaMoure,
Marion, Medbury, Nortonville, Saint George (historical), Saratoga Springs
(historical), Verona
TOWNSHIPS: Adrian, Badger, Black Loam,
Bluebird, Dean, Gladstone, Glen, Glenmore, Golden Glen, Grand Rapids, Grandview,
Greenville, Henrietta, Kennison, Litchville, Mikkleson, Nora, *Norden, Ovid,
Pearl Lake, *Pamona View, Prairie, Raney, Ray, Roscoe, Russell, Ryan, Saratoga,
Sheridan, *Swede, Wano, Willowbank
* 1992 Kulm Centennial books has histories of these townships and their early
settlers
Oral Histories
Norma Rost – http://library.ndsu.edu/grhc/dakotamemories/2006/rost_norma/index.html
Norman Rost – http://library.ndsu.edu/grhc/dakotamemories/2006/rost_norman/index.html
Vernon Pressler – http://library.ndsu.edu/grhc/dakotamemories/2006/presler_v/index.html
Viola Konrad - http://library.ndsu.edu/grhc/dakotamemories/2006/konrad_v/index.html
Other Articles
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Four-County
Cemeteries
German Russian from former Soviet Union receives aid from ND relatives
God's little houses on the prairie: North Dakota's rural churches are a
precious, endangered lot
Hutterites focus on present, not future- Edgeley colony uses day-to-day approach
to get through life
Kulm man makes iron crosses
The Zion United Methodist Church of Kulm
Together
forever: Kulm couple, married 75 years ago Sunday, say marriage is a
matter of give and take
Books: (These books are available at GRHS headquarters)
1955 Golden Jubilee, Jud, North Dakota, June 24-25.
A History of LaMoure, North Dakota, 1882-1982, by Jane Potts
A History of Verona, North Dakota, 1883-1983 by Verona Centennial Book
Committee
Alfred, North Dakota 1904-2004 by Shirley Nitschke
Atlas of LaMoure County, North Dakota by Midland Atlas Company, Inc.
(Milbank, South Dakota)
Celebrating 125 Years! 1882-2007, LaMoure, North Dakota.
Cemeteries of North Dakota, LaMoure County by Angela Stott Brennan
Cemeteries of Northern LaMoure County, North Dakota by George L. Barron
Cemeteries of Southern LaMoure County, North Dakota by George L. Barron
Church book of the Trinity Congregation in Ray Township, LaMoure Co., North
Dakota by Trinity Lutheran Church (Jud, North Dakota)
Diamond Jubilee, Jud, North Dakota, 1980.
Early History: Village of Alfred, North Dakota; beginning: 1902 to present: 1989
by Shirley Nitschke
Edgeley, North Dakota 1887-1987 by Edgeley Centennial Book Committee
Jud, North Dakota Centennial 1905-2005 by Centennial Committee
Kulm centennial, 1892-1992 by Kulm Centennial Book Committee
Kulm Diamond Jubilee: Kulm, North Dakota, June 26 & 27, 1967 by John E.
Peters.
Kulm, N. Dakota 1892-1957 by Historical Book Committee.
Kulm Messenger, Kulm, North Dakota news items
Marion, North Dakota Centennial 1900-2000, July 7-8-9, 2000: A Legacy Remembered
by Marion Centennial Book Committee.
Marriages published in "The Kulm Messenger" Kulm, North Dakota.
My Town, My People, 1887-1962 Edgeley, North Dakota.
"Nitschke Heritage": History of Otto and Emma Nitschke, Sunday, October 11, 1987
by Lawrence Nitschke
St. Paul Lutheran Church records, Kulm, North Dakota by Allen Konrad
The history of LaMoure by Mrs. Joel Sandness
The Schott Family of Hoffnungstal by Carolyn Schott
World War I draft registrants for LaMoure County, North Dakota by Michael
Rempfer
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Cemeteries |
City |
Township |
Latitude |
Longitude |
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Adrian Cemetery |
Adrian |
Adrian |
46.364N |
98.335W |
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Alfred/Glen Township Cemetery |
Alfred |
Glen |
46.362N |
98.004W |
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Assumption Catholic Cemetery |
Dickey |
Roscoe |
46.322N |
98.287W |
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Berlin Cemetery |
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Henrietta |
46.230N |
98.297W |
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Jud |
Glen |
46.329N |
98.573W |
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Dickey |
Roscoe |
46.321N |
98.283W |
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Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery |
Grand Rapids |
Grand Rapids |
46.270N |
98.225W |
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Fairview Hutterian Cemetery |
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Dean |
46.202n |
98.246w |
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First Lutheran Cemetery |
Litchville |
Prairie |
46.360N |
98.114W |
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First Reformed Church Cemetery |
Litchville |
Prairie |
46.360N |
98.113W |
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Grace/Emmanuel Cemetery |
Marion |
Sheridan |
46.335N |
98.198W |
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Grand Rapids |
Grand Rapids |
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Griswold/Trinity Lutheran Cemetery |
Litchville |
Prairie |
46.344N |
98.127W |
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High Prairie Lutheran Cemetery |
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Gladstone |
46.290N |
98.121W |
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Hillside Cemetery |
Kulm |
Norden |
46.186N |
98.584W |
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Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery |
Marion |
Sheridan |
46.344N |
98.171W |
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Holy Rosary Catholic Cemetery |
LaMoure |
Grand Rapids |
46.231N |
98.194W |
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Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery |
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Dean |
46.209n |
98.246w |
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Jud Lutheran/St. Paul Cemetery |
Jud |
Bluebird |
46.317N |
98.529W |
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Jud UCC Cemetery |
Jud |
Bluebird |
46.318N |
98.535W |
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Kulm Assembly of God Cemetery |
Kulm |
Norden |
46.186N |
98.586W |
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Kulm Congregational (American) Cemetery |
Kulm |
Norden |
46.186N |
98.585W |
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Marion |
Sheridan |
46.367N |
98.206W |
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Prairie |
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Edgeley |
Golden Glen |
46.213N |
98.422W |
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Edgeley |
Golden Glen |
46.213N |
98.431W |
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New Beresina Cemetery |
Kulm |
Pomona View |
46.178N |
98.516W |
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North LaMoure American Church Cemetery |
Litchville |
Litchville |
46.344N |
98.043W |
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North LaMoure Church Cemetery |
Litchville |
Litchville |
46.344N |
98.053W |
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North LaMoure Pioneer Cemetery |
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Litchville |
46.370N |
98.071W |
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Nortonville Cemetery |
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Kennison |
46.335N |
98.436W |
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Norwegian/Pomona Valley Cemetery |
Kulm |
Norden |
46.184N |
98.567W |
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Ovid |
46.203N |
98.042W |
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Verona |
Greenville |
46.222N |
98.058W |
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Postal Cemetery |
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Raney |
46.301N |
98.011W |
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Rogate Lutheran Cemetery |
Berlin |
Henrietta |
46.230N |
98.299W |
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Rosehill Cemetery |
LaMoure |
Dean |
46.209N |
98.171W |
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Saint Ansgar Cemetery |
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Ryan |
46.178N |
98.152W |
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Saint John's Catholic Cemetery |
Berlin |
Henrietta |
46.230N |
98.297W |
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Saint John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery |
Marion |
Sheridan |
46.344N |
98.171W |
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Black Loam |
46.312N |
98.071W |
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Swede Township/Kulm Baptist Cemetery |
Kulm |
Swede |
46.229N |
98.572W |
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Trinity Lutheran/German Cemetery |
Deisem |
Ray |
46.260N |
98.535W |
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Willowbank Hutterian Colony Cemetery |
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Willowbank |
46.187N |
98.341W |
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Churches |
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Assembly Of God
Church |
Kulm Baptist
Church |
St Pauls
Lutheran Church |
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Assembly of God
Church Busch Rev William |
Lutheran
Church |
Trinity English
Lutheran Church |
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Catholic Church
of the Transfiguration |
Lutheran Church
Zion Ms |
Trinity Lutheran
Church |
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Church Of God
Seventh Day |
Maranatha
Christian Ministries |
Trinity Lutheran
Church |
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Church Of The
Living Word |
North Marion
Reformed Church |
Trinity United
Church Of Christ |
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Church of the
Nazarene |
Our Redeemer
Lutheran Church |
United Methodist
Church |
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Congregational
Church |
Presbyterian
Church First |
United
Methodist Church |
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Gideons
International |
Presbyterian
Church |
United Methodist
Church |
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High Prairie
Lutheran Church - Elca |
Saint Ansgar
Lutheran Church |
Zion Lutheran
Church |
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Holy Rosary
Catholic Church |
Seventh Day
Adventist Church |
Zoar Lutheran
Church |
Census Records:
1880 Index
1900 Images
1910 Images
1920 Images
1930 Images
Photo Album:
Kulm Photos – Bessarabian Newsletter, Issue #9-1, p. 9
Kulm Photos at NDSU Library
Maps:
1906 North Dakota
1921 North
Dakota
LaMoure
County Courthouse Marriage Records 1883-1926
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LaMoure County History
LaMoure County (Wikipedia)
LaMoure County Demographics (city-data.com) and more
LaMoure County Demographics (ePodunk)
City of Kulm
Kulm, North Dakota ND Community Profile: City Data, Resources, Demographics
Kulm, North Dakota - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
City of Edgeley
Alfred “Ghost Town”
Berlin Community Info
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