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A visit to the Moorhead Memorial Gardens 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 Moorhead Memorial Gardens Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Moorhead Memorial Gardens Cemetery:

46.7839, -96.7698

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

The Moorhead Memorial Gardens Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.

The county seat for Clay County is located in Moorhead. Moorhead lies just to the north northeast of the Moorhead Memorial Gardens Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Moorhead Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Moorhead Memorial Gardens Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Salem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Cass County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Cass County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
  • Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lower Wild Rice & Red River Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Prairie Home Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Prairie Home Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home Cemetery
  • Horace Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Horace Cemetery is located in Cass County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace Cemetery
  • Brink Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Hoff Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Hoff Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoff Cemetery
  • Sabin Trinity Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Sabin Trinity Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin Trinity Cemetery
  • Clara Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Clara Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
    • Comstock Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Comstock Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Fargo (ND).
      • The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Moorhead Riverside Cemetery
      • Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Riverside Cemetery (located 68 miles to the north).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #790540 <5>
    • North Pleasant Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The North Pleasant Cemetery is located in Cass County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pleasant Cemetery
    • Hemnes Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Norman Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Norman Cemetery is located in Cass County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Glyndon.
      • Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Riverside Cemetery (located 70 miles to the north).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83177 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Moorhead Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

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

  • Briarwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Briarwood is located in Cass County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
  • Finkle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Finkle is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkle
  • Wild Rice
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wild Rice is located in Cass County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rice
  • Prairie Rose
    (3 miles [4.8 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
  • Frontier
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Frontier is located in Cass County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
  • Sabin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sabin is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Moorhead
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Horace
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Oxbow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Oxbow is located in Cass County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
  • Fargo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Dilworth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Comstock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Comstock is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • West Fargo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Reile's Acres
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Reile's Acres is located in Cass County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reile's Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
    • Oakport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Oakport is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakport
    • Baker
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Baker is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Glyndon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North River
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • North River is located in Cass County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Warren
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Warren is located in Cass County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren

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 Moorhead Memorial Gardens 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 Moorhead Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Christine
  • Davenport
  • Fargo
    • Fargo lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Moorhead Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fargo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
  • Glyndon
    • Glyndon lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Moorhead Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Glyndon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyndon
  • Harwood
    • Harwood lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Moorhead Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Harwood.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
  • Kindred
    • Kindred lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Moorhead Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kindred.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindred
  • Moorhead
    • Moorhead lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Moorhead Memorial Gardens Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Moorhead.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
  • West Fargo
  • Wolverton

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 professional and volunteer 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 Moorhead Memorial Gardens 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 Moorhead Memorial Gardens Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #648071  (Moorhead Memorial Gardens Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #648071 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: 277 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fargo South
      • Location given for Moorhead Memorial Gardens Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.7838524     Lon: -96.7698042
      • 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Moorhead Memorial Gardens 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.