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A visit to the Bergen 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 Bergen Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bergen Cemetery:

47.9992, -100.7088

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

The Bergen Cemetery is located in McHenry County<2>.

The county seat for McHenry County is located in Towner. Towner lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Bergen Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bergen Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the Bergen Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Norwegian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Norwegian Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Cemetery
  • Stenso Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Stenso Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stenso Cemetery
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • St. John Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
  • Verendrye Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Verendrye Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verendrye Cemetery
  • Westgaard Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Westgaard Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westgaard Cemetery
  • South Prairie Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The South Prairie Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Prairie Cemetery
  • Walley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Walley Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walley Cemetery
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Velva.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208723 <5>
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • Stnenkjer Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Stnenkjer Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stnenkjer Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Kief Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Kief Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kief Cemetery
    • Ruso Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ruso Cemetery is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruso Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Sawyer Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Ward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Cemetery
    • Rosenfeld Baptist Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosenfield Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rosenfield Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenfield Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

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

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

  • Bergen
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Bergen is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
  • Voltaire
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Karlsruhe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Balfour
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Kongsberg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Kongsberg is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kongsberg
  • Butte
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Butte is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
  • Velva
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Velva is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velva
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Velva <6>
  • Kief
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ruso
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Guthrie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Guthrie is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
  • Drake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Sawyer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Genoa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Genoa is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
    • Granville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Benedict
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Funston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Funston is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funston

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 Bergen Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McHenry County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Balfour
  • Benedict
  • Drake
    • Drake lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Bergen Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Drake.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
  • Granville
  • Max
    • Max lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Bergen Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Max.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max
  • Ruso
    • Ruso lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Bergen Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ruso.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruso
  • Sawyer
    • Sawyer lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Bergen Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sawyer.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
  • Towner
    • Towner lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Bergen Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Towner.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towner
  • Velva
    • Velva lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Bergen Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Velva.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velva

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 helpful 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 Bergen Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to McHenry 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 Bergen Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1027899  (Bergen Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1027899 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: McHenry
      • Est. Elev: 486 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Balfour NW
      • Location given for Bergen Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.9991736     Lon: -100.7087569
      • 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 North Dakota's counties, including McHenry, 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 from Point A (ie- Bergen 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>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.