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A visit to the Blackwater 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 Blackwater Cemetery ...

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

47.6322, -101.7391

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

The Blackwater Cemetery is located in Ward County<2>.

The county seat for Ward County is located in Minot. Minot lies 46 miles [74 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Blackwater Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Blackwater Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Blackwater Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lilly Dale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lilly Dale Cemetery is located in Ward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale Cemetery
  • Roseglen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Roseglen Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseglen Cemetery
  • St. Andrews Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
  • Indian Scout Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Indian Scout Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Scout Cemetery
    • The Indian Scout Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Congregational Cemetery
  • Clifton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Clifton Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Cemetery
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
  • Weiderich Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Weiderich Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiderich Cemetery
  • Kronthal Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The Kronthal Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronthal Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kronthal Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north of Beulah.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102095 <5>
  • Koehler Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The Koehler Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koehler Cemetery
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
  • Hiddenwood Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • The Hiddenwood Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiddenwood Cemetery
  • Roseglen Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Roseglen Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseglen Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Beaver Creek Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Beaver Creek Cemetery is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek Cemetery
    • Peace Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Geminde Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Geminde Cemetery is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geminde Cemetery
    • St. Matthseus / Neusatz Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Matthseus / Neusatz Cemetery is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthseus / Neusatz Cemetery
      • The St. Matthseus / Neusatz Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Neusatz Cemetery
      • St. Matthseus Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102209 <5>
    • Tschaekofske Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Tschaekofske Cemetery is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tschaekofske Cemetery
    • Queen of Peace Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Martin Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The St. Martin Cemetery is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martin Cemetery
    • Red Butte Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Red Butte Cemetery is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Butte Cemetery
    • St. Johannes Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Link Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Blackwater Cemetery.

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

  • White Shield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • White Shield is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Shield
  • Roseglen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Nishu ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Nishu is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nishu
  • Beaver Creek ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
  • Garrison
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Pick City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pick City is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pick City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • Red Butte ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Red Butte is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Butte
  • Krem ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Krem is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krem
  • Douglas
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Riverdale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Ryder
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Elbowoods ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Elbowoods is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbowoods
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Makoti
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Hazen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Lucky Mound ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Lucky Mound is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Mound
    • Twin Buttes
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Twin Buttes is located in Dunn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Buttes
    • Coleharbor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Max
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Max is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Max <6>

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 Blackwater Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ward County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Beulah
  • Douglas
  • Garrison
  • Golden Valley
  • Hazen
    • Hazen lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Blackwater Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hazen.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
  • Makoti
  • Max
    • Max lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Blackwater Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Max.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max
  • Parshall
  • Roseglen
  • Ryder
    • Ryder lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Blackwater Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ryder.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryder
  • Stanton
  • Zap
    • Zap lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Blackwater Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Zap.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zap

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Blackwater Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Ward 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 Blackwater Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1028035  (Blackwater Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1028035 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: Ward
      • Est. Elev: 590 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Emmet
      • Location given for Blackwater Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.6322246     Lon: -101.7390568
      • 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 Ward, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blackwater 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.