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A visit to the Brethren Cemetery ...


The location of the Brethren Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Brethren Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   47.3922°   (47° 23' 31")

Lon:   -99.3312°   (-99° 19' 52")

The Brethren Cemetery is located in Wells County<2>.

The county seat for Wells County is located in Fessenden. Fessenden lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the northwest of the Brethren Cemetery .

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 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 Brethren Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Wells County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Brethren Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Brethren Cemetery.

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

    • Sykeston
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Carrington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cathay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cathay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathay
      • Cathay is located in Wells County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cathay <4>
    • Guptill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guptill
      • Guptill is located in Foster County
    • Melville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
      • Melville is located in Foster County
    • Barlow
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
      • Barlow is located in Foster County
    • Woodworth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
      • Woodworth is located in Stutsman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodworth <4>
    • Bowdon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowdon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdon
      • Bowdon is located in Wells County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowdon <4>
    • Pettibone
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettibone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettibone
      • Pettibone is located in Kidder County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pettibone <4>
    • New Rockford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Williams
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Williams
      • Lake Williams is located in Kidder County
    • Fessenden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fessenden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fessenden
      • Fessenden is located in Wells County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fessenden <4>
    • Continue List   (7 more) ...
      • Brantford
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantford
        • Brantford is located in Eddy County
      • Chaseley
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Bremen
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Pingree
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hamberg
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamberg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamberg
        • Hamberg is located in Wells County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamberg <4>
      • Grace City
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • 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 <4>
      • Robinson
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
        • Robinson is located in Kidder County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robinson <4>

    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 Brethren Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wells County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Brethren Cemetery.<5>

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

    • St. Elizabeth Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Elizabeth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Elizabeth Cemetery
    • Sykeston Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sykeston Cemetery is located in Wells County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sykeston Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Sykeston.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sykeston Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2251575 <6>
    • Longview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Longview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Longview Cemetery is located in Foster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longview Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Foster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • New Home Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Home Cemetery is located in Stutsman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Home Cemetery
    • Carrington Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carrington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carrington Cemetery is located in Foster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carrington Cemetery
    • Heaton Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Heaton Cemetery is located in Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heaton Cemetery
    • Lake View Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Seventh Day Adventist Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Tolbert Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tolbert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tolbert Cemetery is located in Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tolbert Cemetery
    • Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery is located in Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    • Mielke Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mielke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mielke Cemetery is located in Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mielke Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Petersville Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Barlow Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barlow Cemetery
      • German Baptist Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The German Baptist Cemetery is located in Wells County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Baptist Cemetery
      • Wayside Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wayside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wayside Cemetery is located in Wells County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wayside Cemetery
      • Gem Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gem Cemetery is located in Stutsman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gem Cemetery
      • Bowdon Lutheran Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • The Bowdon Lutheran Cemetery is located in Wells County
        • The Bowdon Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Byrnjulson Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowdon Lutheran Cemetery
      • Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Edmunds Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • The Edmunds Cemetery is located in Stutsman County
        • The Edmunds Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Melville Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edmunds Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2366181 <6>
      • German Free Church Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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

    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 Brethren Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1028129  (Brethren Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1028129 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: Dover
      • County: Wells         Elev: 499
      • Location given for GNIS #1028129 (Brethren Cemetery)

    The official website for State of North Dakota: 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 Wells, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Brethren Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3922, Longitude: -99.3312       In this case, the coordinates for the Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.




 

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