A visit to the West Church 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 West Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Church Cemetery:
47.3267, -105.1508
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Church Cemetery is located in Dawson County<2>.
The county seat for Dawson County is located in Glendive. Glendive lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the southeast of the West Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Church 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 West Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Arnett Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Arnett Cemetery is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett Cemetery
- Redwater Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Redwater Cemetery is located in McCone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater Cemetery
- Red Top Mennonite Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem Mennonite Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in McCone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Richey Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- The Richey Cemetery is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey Cemetery
- Dawson Memorial Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson County Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Klempel Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Klempel Cemetery is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klempel Cemetery
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brost Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- The Brost Cemetery is located in McCone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brost Cemetery
- Brockway Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- The Brockway Cemetery is located in McCone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brockway Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Brockway.
- Grand View Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- The Grand View Cemetery is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 9 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the West Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lindsay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Redwater ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Redwater is located in McCone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
- Circle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Richey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- West Glendive
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Glendive is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glendive
- Glendive
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Colgate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Colgate is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colgate
- Brockway
(28 miles [45.1 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 West Church 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 West Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brockway
- Circle
- Glendive
- Richey
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 West Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Montana:
- Pages specific to Dawson 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 West Church Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1715462 (West Church Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1715462 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: Dawson
- Est. Elev: 851 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Deer Creek Church
- Location given for West Church Cemetery:
- Lat: 47.3266782 Lon: -105.1508134
- 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 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Church 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |