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A visit to the Bourett 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 Bourett Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   47.8642°   (47° 51' 51")

Lon:   -98.9687°   (-98° 58' 7")

The Bourett Cemetery is located in Benson County<2>.

The county seat for Benson County is located in Minnewaukan. Minnewaukan lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the northwest of the Bourett Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 23 miles [37 km] of the Bourett Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Eddy County
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Eddy County
  • Morningside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morningside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morningside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morningside Cemetery is located in Eddy County
  • Christian Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Benson County
  • Warwick Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Prairie Home Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Home Cemetery
    • The Prairie Home Cemetery is located in Eddy County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Prairie Home Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of New Rockford.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102304 <5>
  • German Free Church Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Eden Lutheran Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eden Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Eden Lutheran Cemetery is located in Wells County
    • The Eden Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Eden Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2406203 <5>
  • Brantford Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brantford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brantford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brantford Cemetery is located in Eddy County
  • Odessa Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odessa Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odessa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Odessa Cemetery is located in Ramsey County
  • G A R Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the G A R Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the G A R Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The G A R Cemetery is located in Ramsey County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Minnewaukan Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minnewaukan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minnewaukan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Minnewaukan Cemetery is located in Benson County
    • St. Peter Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Benson County
    • Free Church Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Free Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Free Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Free Church Cemetery is located in Benson County
    • Grand Harbor Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand Harbor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grand Harbor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grand Harbor Cemetery is located in Ramsey County
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
      • 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 Wells County
    • Crary Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crary Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crary Cemetery is located in Ramsey County
    • Flora Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flora Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flora Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Flora Cemetery is located in Benson County
    • Barlow Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barlow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barlow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barlow Cemetery is located in Foster County
    • Grace City Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace City Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grace City Cemetery is located in Foster County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

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

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

  • Sheyenne
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Tokio
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Fort Totten
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Saint Michael
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Oberon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oberon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberon
    • Oberon is located in Benson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oberon <6>
  • Warwick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
    • Warwick is located in Benson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warwick <6>
  • New Rockford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Devils Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Brantford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantford
    • Brantford is located in Eddy County
  • Hamar
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar
    • Hamar is located in Eddy County
  • Minnewaukan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Crary
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crary
    • Crary is located in Ramsey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crary <6>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Bremen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Barlow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
      • Barlow is located in Foster County
    • Grand Harbor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grand Harbor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Harbor
      • Grand Harbor is located in Ramsey County
    • Grace City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace City
      • Grace City is located in Foster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grace City <6>
    • Doyon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyon
      • Doyon is located in Ramsey County
    • Tolna
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolna
      • Tolna is located in Nelson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolna <6>
    • Penn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Guptill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guptill
      • Guptill is located in Foster 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 Bourett Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Benson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Bourett 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 Bourett Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1028090  (Bourett Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1028090 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: Tokio SW
    • County: Benson         Elev: 448
    • Location given for GNIS #1028090 (Bourett 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 Benson, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bourett Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.8642, Longitude: -98.9687       In this case, the coordinates for the Bourett 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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