Foster County, North Dakota Area Information
Area Coordinator: Area Coordinator Needed
Date Formed: 1883
County Seat: Carrington, 1883-present.
Cities, townships and historical communities:
CITIES: Barlow, Bordulac, Carrington, Glenfield, Grace City, Guptill, Juanita,
Lemert, McHenry, Melville.
TOWNSHIPS: Birtsell, Bordulac, Bucephalia, Carrington, Eastman, Estabrook, Florance, Glenfield, Haven, Larrabee, Longview, McHenry, McKinnon, Melville, Nordmore, Rolling Prairie, Rose Hill, Wyard.
Books
(These books are available at GRHS headquarters)
1st Germantown Baptist Congregation, Madison, Dakota Territory 1884-1887, Carrington, Dakota Territory 1877 Church records
by Elaine Bauer.
25th Anniversary of cornerstone laying; dedication of Sunday School annex, Trinity Lutheran Church, Carrington, North Dakota
by R. S. Roesler.
A History of Foster County by Foster County History Book Committee.
Carrington's Diamond Jubilee, 1883-1953: Carrington, North Dakota, July 17, 18, 19, souvenir program.
Cemeteries of Foster County North Dakota by George L. Barron (1997).
Cemeteries of North Dakota, Foster County by Red River Valley Genealogy Society.
| Cemeteries [Some Indexes] | City | Township |
Latitude |
Longitude |
| Alexander Burials | Fenced, abandoned | Bordulac | 47.2424N | 98.5328W |
| Barlow Cemetery | Barlow | Estabrook | 47.3450N | 99.0807W |
| Carrington Cemetery | Carrington | Carrington | 47.2753N | 99.0728W |
| Eastman Free Methodist Cemetery | Glenfield | Eastman | 47.2223N | 98.3230W |
| German Baptist Church Cemetery | Melville | Longview | 47.2051N | 99.1049W |
| Glenfield Cemetery | Glenfield | Glenfield | 47.2659N | 98.3114W |
| Grace City Cemetery | Grace City | Larabee | 47.3447N | 98.4754W |
| James River Brethren Cemetery | Fenced, abandoned | Haven | 47.2637N | 98.5036W |
| James River Norsk Lutheran Cemetery | Haven | 47.2724N | 98.4647W | |
| Kvernes Lutheran Church Cemetery | Nordmore | 47.2425N | 98.5259W | |
| Lentz Burials | Birtsell | 47.3437N | 99..0949W | |
| McIntosh-Parker Burials | Farmed over | Haven | 47.2920N | 98.4596W |
| Melville Cemetery | Melville | Melville | 47.2044N | 99.0195W |
| Northern James River Lutheran Cemetery | Grace City | Larabee | 47.3447N | 98.4950W |
| Pleasant Valley SDA Cemetery | Melville | Longview | 47.2123N | 99.1327W |
| Riverdale/Longview Cemetery | Fenced, abandoned | Longview | 47.2425N | 99.1323W |
| Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery | Borulac | 47.2424N | 98.5259W | |
| Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery | McHenry | McHenry | 46.5628N | 98.4267W |
| Wiltschko Burial | Farmed over | Birtsell | -- | -- |
Census Records
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Churches
| Bethel Chapel 70 Poplar Avenue South, Carrington, ND 58421 (701) 652-3026 |
Bethany Free Lutheran Church 410 Sullivan St., Binford, ND 58416 (701) 676-2670 |
Calvary Baptist Church 725 Main St., Carrington, ND 58421 (701) 652-2162 |
6430 11th St. NW, Carrington, ND 58421 (701) 984-2376 |
585 2nd Ave. N, Carrington, ND 58421 (701) 652-2557 |
224 School Ave., Glenfield, ND 58443 (701) 785-2219 |
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95 1st St. N, Carrington, ND 58421 (701) 652-2204 |
711 2nd Ave., Grace City, ND 58445 (701) 674-3112 |
230 Wilsey St., McHenry, ND 58464 (701) 785-2117 |
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663 1st St. S, Carrington, ND 58421 (701) 652-2518 |
Tri County Ministry 607 Whinery St., Binford, ND 58416 (701) 676-2761 |
Trinity Lutheran Church 607 Whinery St., Binford, ND 58416 (701) 676-2761 |
| Trinity Lutheran Church 100 Poplar Ave. S, Carrington, ND 58421 (701) 652-2188 |
United Church of Christ 775 2nd St. N, Carrington, ND 58421 (701) 652-2288 |
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Maps
1906 North Dakota
1921 North
Dakota
Plat Maps
1929 Index
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