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A visit to the Comstock Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Comstock Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Comstock Cemetery:

46.6591, -96.7376

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Comstock Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Comstock Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.

The county seat for Clay County is located in Moorhead. Moorhead lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north of the Comstock Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Comstock Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Comstock Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Comstock Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Hoff Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hoff Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoff Cemetery
  • Clara Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Clara Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara Cemetery
  • Hemnes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hemnes Cemetery is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemnes Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hemnes Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Christine (ND).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2405904 <5>
  • Lower Wild Rice & Red River Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Christine (ND).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102291 <5>
  • North Pleasant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The North Pleasant Cemetery is located in Cass County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pleasant Cemetery
  • Eagle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Wolverton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Wolverton Cemetery is located in Wilkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverton Cemetery
  • South Pleasant and Christine Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The South Pleasant and Christine Cemetery is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pleasant and Christine Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the South Pleasant and Christine Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Christine (ND).
    • The South Pleasant and Christine Cemetery has also been known as:
    • South Pleasant Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102592 <5>
  • Christine Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Christine Cemetery is located in Richland County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christine Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Christine Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Christine (ND).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101811 <5>
  • Moorhead Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Cass County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • South Pleasant Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Deerhorn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Deerhorn Cemetery is located in Wilkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerhorn Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Cass County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • Norman Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Norman Cemetery is located in Cass County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Cemetery
    • Schmitt Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Sabin Trinity Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sabin Trinity Cemetery is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin Trinity Cemetery
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Brink Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Brink Cemetery is located in Cass County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink Cemetery
      • The Brink Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Horace Lutheran Cemetery
    • Richland Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Comstock Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Comstock Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Comstock
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Comstock is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
  • Oxbow
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Oxbow is located in Cass County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Christine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wolverton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Wolverton is located in Wilkin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Wild Rice
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wild Rice is located in Cass County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rice
  • Briarwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Briarwood is located in Cass County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
  • Baker
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Baker is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
  • Sabin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sabin is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Frontier
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Frontier is located in Cass County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
  • Horace
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Horace is located in Cass County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,128 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horace <6>
  • Prairie Rose
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Prairie Rose is located in Cass County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Rose
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
  • Finkle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Finkle is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkle
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Walcott
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Walcott is located in Richland County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walcott <6>
    • Moorhead
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Warren
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Warren is located in Cass County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
    • Kindred
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Colfax
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Colfax is located in Richland County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <6>
    • Abercrombie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Kent
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Kent is located in Wilkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Fargo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Fargo is located in Cass County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125,209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fargo <6>
    • Barnesville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Dilworth
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • West Fargo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Glyndon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Davenport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Comstock Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Comstock Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Comstock Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Clay County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Comstock Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #641430  (Comstock Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #641430 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Clay
      • Est. Elev: 281 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Comstock
      • Location given for Comstock Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.6591291     Lon: -96.7375803
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Comstock Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.