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A visit to the Clifton 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 Clifton Cemetery ...

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

47.7317, -101.6241

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

The Clifton Cemetery is located in McLean County<2>.

The county seat for McLean County is located in Washburn. Washburn lies 41 miles [66 km]<3> to the southeast of the Clifton Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Clifton Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Clifton Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Roseglen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Roseglen Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseglen Cemetery
  • Blackwater Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Blackwater Cemetery is located in Ward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater Cemetery
  • Hiddenwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hiddenwood Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiddenwood Cemetery
  • Lilly Dale Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Lilly Dale Cemetery is located in Ward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Dale Cemetery
  • Ryder Rosehill Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • The Ryder Rosehill Cemetery is located in Ward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryder Rosehill Cemetery
    • The Ryder Rosehill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rosehill Cemetery
  • Roseglen Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • The Roseglen Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseglen Cemetery
  • Indian Scout Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Ward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Makoti.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2336157 <5>
  • Geminde Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • The Geminde Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geminde Cemetery
  • St. Andrews Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
  • Spring Lake Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • First Baptist Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The First Baptist Cemetery is located in Ward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Baptist Cemetery
      • The First Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
      • First Baptist Russian Cemetery
      • Max Baptist Cemetery
      • Max Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2205159 <5>
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
    • Weiderich Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • The Weiderich Cemetery is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiderich Cemetery
    • Max Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • The Max Cemetery is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max Cemetery
    • Queen of Peace Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Koehler Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The Koehler Cemetery is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koehler Cemetery
    • Tschaekofske Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The Tschaekofske Cemetery is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tschaekofske Cemetery

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 Clifton Cemetery.

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

  • Roseglen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Garrison
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Douglas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • White Shield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • White Shield is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Shield
  • Ryder
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Max
    (16 miles [25.7 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>
  • Pick City
    (17 miles [27.4 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
  • Makoti
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Nishu ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Nishu is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nishu
  • Riverdale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Beaver Creek ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
  • Coleharbor
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Krem ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Krem is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krem
    • Red Butte ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Red Butte is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Butte
    • Benedict
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Plaza
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Plaza is located in Mountrail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaza
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plaza <6>
    • Elbowoods ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Elbowoods is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbowoods
    • Riverdale Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Riverdale Junction is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Junction

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 Clifton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McLean County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Benedict
  • Douglas
  • Garrison
  • Hazen
  • Makoti
    • Makoti lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Clifton Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Makoti.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makoti
  • Max
    • Max lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Clifton Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Max.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max
  • Parshall
  • Plaza
    • Plaza lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Clifton Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Plaza.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaza
  • Roseglen
  • Ryder
  • Underwood

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Clifton Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to McLean 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 Clifton Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1028398  (Clifton Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1028398 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: McLean
      • Est. Elev: 622 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Emmet NE
      • Location given for Clifton Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.7316687     Lon: -101.6240533
      • 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 McLean, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clifton 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.