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A visit to the Saint Olaf Cemetery ...


The location of the St. Olaf Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 St. Olaf Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Olaf Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Olaf Cemetery

Lat:   48.6025°   (48° 36' 8")

Lon:   -104.0788°   (-104° 4' 43")

The St. Olaf Cemetery is located in Sheridan County<2>.

The county seat for Sheridan County is located in Plentywood. Plentywood lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the west northwest of the St. Olaf Cemetery .

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 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 St. Olaf Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Montana:
  • Pages specific to Sheridan County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the St. Olaf Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. Olaf Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Olaf Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Dagmar
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Grenora
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenora
      • Grenora is located in Williams County (ND)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grenora <4>
    • Hanks
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks
      • Hanks is located in Williams County (ND)
    • Bonetraill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonetraill
      • Bonetraill is located in Williams County (ND)
    • Zahl
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Reserve
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Stady ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stady
      • Stady is located in Divide County (ND)
    • Westby
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Antelope
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antelope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
      • Antelope is located in Sheridan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antelope <4>
    • Medicine Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medicine Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Lake
      • Medicine Lake is located in Sheridan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medicine Lake <4>
    • Alkabo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkabo
      • Alkabo is located in Divide County (ND)
    • Comertown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comertown
      • Comertown is located in Sheridan County
    • Continue List   (4 more) ...
      • Appam
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appam
        • Appam is located in Williams County (ND)
      • Plentywood
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plentywood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plentywood
        • Plentywood is located in Sheridan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plentywood <4>
      • Fortuna
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Froid
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Froid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Froid
        • Froid is located in Roosevelt County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Froid <4>

    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 St. Olaf Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sheridan County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Alamo
    • Alkabo
      • Alkabo lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Olaf Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alkabo.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkabo
    • Antelope
    • Dagmar
    • Fortuna
    • Froid
      • Froid lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. Olaf Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Froid.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Froid
    • Grenora
    • Plentywood
    • Stady - Historic
      • Stady lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. Olaf Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Stady.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stady

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the St. Olaf Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
    • Grenora Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Coalridge Mennonite Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Divide County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • West Writing Rock Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Writing Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Writing Rock Cemetery is located in Divide County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Writing Rock Cemetery
    • Emmaus Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmaus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Emmaus Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmaus Cemetery
    • St. Boniface Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Boniface Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Williams County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Boniface Cemetery
    • Hanks Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Eden Valley Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eden Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eden Valley Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Valley Cemetery
    • Gladys Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gladys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gladys Cemetery is located in Williams County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gladys Cemetery
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Divide County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
    • Skabo Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Skabo Cemetery is located in Divide County (ND)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skabo Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Daneville Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daneville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Daneville Cemetery is located in Divide County (ND)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daneville Cemetery
      • Hillcrest Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Divide County (ND)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
      • Scandia Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scandia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Scandia Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scandia Cemetery
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Antelope Creek Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antelope Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Antelope Creek Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antelope Creek Cemetery
      • Trinity Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
      • Bethany Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
      • Antelope Catholic Cemetery
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antelope Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Antelope Catholic Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antelope Catholic Cemetery

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

    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 St. Olaf Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #768038  (Saint Olaf Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #768038 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: Brush Lake
      • County: Sheridan         Elev: 618
      • Location given for GNIS #768038 (Saint Olaf Cemetery)

    The official website for Sheridan County: www.co.sheridan.mt.us/

    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 Sheridan, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 St. Olaf Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.6025, Longitude: -104.0788       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Olaf Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.




 

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