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A visit to the Alexander 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 Alexander Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Alexander 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 Alexander Cemetery

Lat:   47.8495°   (47° 50' 58")

Lon:   -103.6163°   (-103° 36' 58")

The Alexander Cemetery is located in McKenzie County<2>.

The county seat for McKenzie County is located in Watford City. Watford City lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Alexander Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km] of the Alexander Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Rawson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rawson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rawson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rawson Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
  • Camp Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Camp Creek Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
  • Charbonneau Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Wilmington Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilmington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilmington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilmington Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
  • Nameless Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nameless Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nameless Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nameless Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
  • Yellowstone Point Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yellowstone Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yellowstone Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Yellowstone Point Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
  • Zoar Lutheran Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
  • Spring Grove Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spring Grove Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
  • Tepee Buttes Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tepee Buttes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tepee Buttes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tepee Buttes Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
  • Red Wing Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Wing Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Wing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Red Wing Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
  • Hauges Norwegian Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hauges Norwegian Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • The Hauges Norwegian Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hauges Norwegian Lutheran Church Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of Williston.
    • The Hauges Norwegian Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hauge Cemetery
    • Ploom Creek Hauges Norwegian Lutheran Chuch Cemetery
    • Ploom Creek Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2251842 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Salem Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
    • Schafer Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • 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 McKenzie County
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Buford Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Richland County (MT)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 14 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Alexander Cemetery.

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

  • Alexander
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Rawson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rawson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawson
    • Rawson is located in McKenzie County
  • Charbonneau
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charbonneau
    • Charbonneau is located in McKenzie County
  • Arnegard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnegard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnegard
    • Arnegard is located in McKenzie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnegard <6>
  • Cartwright
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Watford City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watford City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watford City
    • Watford City is located in McKenzie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,944 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watford City <6>
  • Lake Jessie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jessie
    • Lake Jessie is located in Williams County
  • Trenton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Harding
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harding. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
    • Harding is located in McKenzie County
  • Dore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dore
    • Dore is located in McKenzie County
  • Schafer
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Schafer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schafer
    • Schafer is located in McKenzie County
  • Fairview
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Fairview is located in Richland County (MT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <6>
  • Williston
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Banks ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Banks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
    • Banks is located in McKenzie 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 Alexander Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McKenzie County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Alexander 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 Alexander Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1027668  (Alexander Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1027668 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: Rawson
    • County: McKenzie         Elev: 679
    • Location given for GNIS #1027668 (Alexander Cemetery)

The official website for State of North Dakota: https://www.nd.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 North Dakota's counties, including McKenzie, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Alexander Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.8495, Longitude: -103.6163       In this case, the coordinates for the Alexander 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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