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A visit to the Red Top Mennonite Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Red Top Mennonite Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Red Top Mennonite Cemetery

Lat:   47.4161°   (47° 24' 57")

Lon:   -104.8111°   (-104° 48' 39")

The Red Top Mennonite Cemetery is located in Dawson County<2>.

The county seat for Dawson County is located in Glendive. Glendive lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Red Top Mennonite Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 16 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km] of the Red Top Mennonite Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Dawson County
  • Bethlehem Mennonite Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Klempel Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Klempel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Klempel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Klempel Cemetery is located in Dawson County
  • Grand View Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grand View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grand View Cemetery is located in Dawson County
  • West Church Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Church Cemetery is located in Dawson County
  • Richey Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Richey Cemetery is located in Dawson County
  • Community Memorial Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Community Memorial Cemetery
    • The Community Memorial Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • The Community Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lambert Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20957 <5>
  • St. Theresa Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Theresa Cemetery
    • The St. Theresa Cemetery is located in Richland County
    • The St. Theresa Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lambert Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20956 <5>
  • Dawson County Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dawson County Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dawson County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dawson County Cemetery is located in Dawson County
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Dawson Memorial Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Arnett Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arnett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arnett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Arnett Cemetery is located in Dawson County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Dawson County
    • Union Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Dawson County
    • Crane Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crane Cemetery
      • The Crane Cemetery is located in Richland County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crane Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Crane.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20835 <5>
    • Redwater Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redwater Cemetery
      • The Redwater Cemetery is located in McCone County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 13 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Red Top Mennonite Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Red Top Mennonite Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Bloomfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Enid
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enid
    • Enid is located in Richland County
  • Richey
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Lindsay
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fox Lake
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
    • Fox Lake is located in Richland County
  • Lambert
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • West Glendive
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Glendive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glendive
    • West Glendive is located in Dawson County
  • Glendive
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Knife River
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knife River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knife River
    • Knife River is located in Richland County
  • Savage
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Allard
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Allard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allard
    • Allard is located in Dawson County
  • Crane
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Redwater ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
    • Redwater is located in McCone County

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 Red Top Mennonite Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dawson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Red Top Mennonite Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Glendive
  • Lambert
    • Lambert lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Red Top Mennonite Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lambert.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
  • Richey
    • Richey lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Red Top Mennonite Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Richey.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
  • Savage

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Red Top Mennonite Cemetery:

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 Red Top Mennonite Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1715464  (Red Top Mennonite Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1715464 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Red Top
    • County: Dawson         Elev: 762
    • Location given for GNIS #1715464 (Red Top Mennonite Cemetery)

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/

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 Montana's counties, including Dawson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Red Top Mennonite Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4161, Longitude: -104.8111       In this case, the coordinates for the Red Top Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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