North Viking Lutheran Church
"Yesterday, Today and Forever 1888-1988"
Viking Lutheran Church
St Williams Catholic Church
Atlas of Benson County, 1910 Plat Map
Information taken from"The Fiirst Fifty Years: A History of the Community of Maddock, North Dakoa 1901-1951"
With the arrival of the railroad in Minnewaukan in 1885, large scale settlement of the Maddock area became possible. Michael Maddock, considered one of the earliest settlers in the territory and for whom the city is names took a tree claim and a pre-emption claim about four miles northeast of the present city. Michael died early. He became ill and after seeking medical treatment in Minneapolis found he had cancer in an advanced stage. He came home and died on his homestead. J.R. Hobbs located about two miles south of Maddock's claim in the same year. Peter Anderson who had visited Albert Township in 1881, took up a homestead there in 1885 along with a number of others. The following year 1886 several more settlers took up claims near Maddock's site. A party of six including Christian Westby, his son Bernt Westby, Hans Vig and Andrew Erickson came and filed on homesteads. Westby was to obtain the land that later became the site of the city of Maddock. Maddock founded in 1901 is located in North Viking Township.
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North Viking Lutheran Church "Yesterday, Today and Forever 1888-1988" |
Viking Lutheran Church |
Zion Lutheran Brethran Church St Williams Catholic Church |
Greenwood Cemetery is located four miles east from Maddock, North Dakota on a paved county road coming from North Dakota State Highway #30, turn go north one mile, turn go west 1/4 mile. Greenwood Cemetery is a nondenominational cemetery situated in rural North Dakota with cropland and pasture surrounding it. There are trees on two sides with a fence surrounding it. This cemetery is well maintained. It is called the Maddock Cemetery on some maps.
North Viking Cemetery To reach this cemetery from Maddock, ND traveling south on State Highway #30 for 8 miles and then 1 mile east onto a gravel road. Viking Cemetery is located at the intersection of 31st Street and 51st Ave, on the south side of the road, behind the church. This cemetery and church were established in 1887 during the pioneer settlement of this area of North Dakota. It is owned and well maintained by the Viking Lutheran Church.
The Flora Cemetery is located .7 miles NE of Flora in North Viking township. This cemetery is located .3 mile west and ½ mile south of Flora, ND, pop. 2. From Hwy #30 in Maddock, ND drive six miles east on a paved county road and another 1 ½ miles south. The cemetery is located on the west side of the road, surrounded by evergreen trees on three sides. The east side has a fence enclosure and a gate for easy access to the grounds. Flora Lutheran Church established this cemetery in the early 1900s and is no longer in existence. This cemetery is privately owned.
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