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A visit to the Des Lacs 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 Des Lacs Cemetery ...

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

48.2575, -101.5754

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

The Des Lacs Cemetery is located in Ward County<2>.

The county seat for Ward County is located in Minot. Minot lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of the Des Lacs Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Des Lacs Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 23 miles [37 km] of the Des Lacs Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Township Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Township Cemetery is located in Ward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Township Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Ward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Wild Rose Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wild Rose Cemetery is located in Ward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose Cemetery
  • Valla Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Valla Cemetery is located in Ward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valla Cemetery
  • First Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The First Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Ward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the First Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Minot.
    • The First Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hauge Cemetery
    • Synod Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2340915 <5>
  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Ward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Ward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Helland Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Helland Cemetery is located in Ward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helland Cemetery
  • Rosehill Memorial Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • The Rosehill Memorial Cemetery is located in Ward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Memorial Cemetery
    • The Rosehill Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rosehill Cemetery
  • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Nazareth Lutheran Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Ward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
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    • Zion Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Ward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • St. Henrys Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Saron Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Saron Cemetery is located in Ward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saron Cemetery
    • St. Anthony Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Ward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anthony Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Donnybrook.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102389 <5>
    • Moravian Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Moravian Cemetery is located in Ward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravian Cemetery
    • Center Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Center Cemetery is located in Ward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
    • Shook Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Shook Cemetery is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook Cemetery
      • The Shook Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Van Buren Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983513 <5>
    • Holbrook Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Holbrook Cemetery is located in Ward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Des Lacs Cemetery.

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

  • Des Lacs
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lonetree
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Burlington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Foxholm
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Foxholm is located in Ward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxholm
  • Berthold
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Minot
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Carpio
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ruthville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ruthville is located in Ward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
  • Surrey
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Makoti
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Donnybrook
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Plaza
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Ryder
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Blaisdell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Grano
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Grano is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grano
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
    • Glenburn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Deering
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Sawyer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Douglas
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Genoa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Genoa is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
    • Lansford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Coulee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Coulee is located in Mountrail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulee

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 Des Lacs 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 Des Lacs Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Berthold
  • Burlington
  • Carpio
    • Carpio lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Des Lacs Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Carpio.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpio
  • Deering
  • Des Lacs
  • Donnybrook
  • Douglas
  • Foxholm
  • Glenburn
  • Grano
  • Lansford
  • Makoti
    • Makoti lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Des Lacs Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Makoti.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makoti
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Continue List   (4 more)
    • Plaza
      • Plaza lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Des Lacs Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Plaza.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaza
    • Ryder
      • Ryder lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Des Lacs Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ryder.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryder
    • Sawyer
      • Sawyer lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Des Lacs Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sawyer.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer

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 Des Lacs 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 Des Lacs Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1028664  (Des Lacs Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1028664 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: 591 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Des Lacs
      • Location given for Des Lacs Cemetery:
      • Lat: 48.2575103     Lon: -101.5754428
      • 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Des Lacs 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.