Researchers unfamiliar with western Polk County, especially the East
Grand Forks area, should be aware of important facts.
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East Grand Forks (EGF)
is on the North Dakota border.
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Across the state border (Red River of the North), is Grand Forks,
Grand Forks County, ND.
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EGF has never
had a hospital and until the mid-1960s did not have a cemetery
(Resurrection Cemetery).
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If you believe a
birth/death/burial was "in East Grand Forks," you might
want to expand your search to the
USGenWeb sites for
North Dakota and
Grand Forks County
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The two oldest
cemeteries in Grand Forks ND are Calvary and Memorial Park.
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OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
"Polk
County was formed on July 20, 1858 and included present-day Red Lake and
Pennington Counties, with the county seat at Crookston. On December 24,
1896, Red Lake County was split from Polk County, including present-day
Pennington County, with the county seat at Red Lake Falls. On November 23,
1910, Pennington County was split from Red Lake County with the county seat
at Thief River Falls." (Credit: Jon Raymond)
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Updated 8 May 2019, K. De Groote for J. Paulson
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