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A visit to the North Bluff Memorial Gardens ...

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 North Bluff Memorial Gardens ...

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

47.0208, -96.7419

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

The North Bluff Memorial Gardens is located in Pennington County<2>.

The county seat for Pennington County is located in Thief River Falls. Thief River Falls lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the North Bluff Memorial Gardens .

Open a Google Map centered on the North Bluff Memorial Gardens.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the North Bluff Memorial Gardens.<4>

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

  • Oak Mound Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Oak Mound Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mound Cemetery
  • Fridhem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Fridhem Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridhem Cemetery
  • Oak Wood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Oak Wood Cemetery is located in Cass County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Wood Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Kirkebo Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Kirkebo Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lower Maple River Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Scandia Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Scandia Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia Cemetery
  • Old Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Prairie Home Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Prairie Home Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home Cemetery
  • Argusville Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Argusville Cemetery is located in Cass County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Felton Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Felton Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Felton Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Felton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82303 <5>
    • Bethania Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Landstad Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Landstad Cemetery is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landstad Cemetery
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Spring Prairie Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Winchester Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Winchester Cemetery is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Cemetery
    • German Methodist Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the North Bluff Memorial Gardens.

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

  • Kragnes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Kragnes is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kragnes
  • Georgetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Georgetown is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • North River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • North River is located in Cass County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Oakport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Oakport is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakport
  • Harwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Reile's Acres
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Argusville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Argusville is located in Cass County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
  • Dilworth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Perley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Perley is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
  • Fargo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Moorhead
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Felton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • West Fargo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Glyndon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Finkle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Finkle is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkle
    • Gardner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Prairie Rose
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Prairie Rose is located in Cass County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Rose
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
    • Frontier
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Frontier is located in Cass County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
    • Borup
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Borup is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borup
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Briarwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Briarwood is located in Cass County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people

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 North Bluff Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pennington County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The North Bluff Memorial Gardens.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Fargo
    • Fargo lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the North Bluff Memorial Gardens.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fargo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
  • Glyndon
    • Glyndon lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the North Bluff Memorial Gardens.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Glyndon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyndon
  • Harwood
    • Harwood lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the North Bluff Memorial Gardens.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Harwood.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
  • Hendrum
  • Moorhead
  • West Fargo

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 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 North Bluff Memorial Gardens:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Pennington 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 North Bluff Memorial Gardens:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2093848  (North Bluff Memorial Gardens)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2093848 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: Pennington
      • Est. Elev: 271 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Felton SW
      • Location given for North Bluff Memorial Gardens:
      • Lat: 47.0208333     Lon: -96.7419444
      • 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 Pennington, 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 from Point A (ie- North Bluff Memorial Gardens) 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.