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A visit to the Dunkard 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 Dunkard Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   47.5342°   (47° 32' 3")

Lon:   -99.7140°   (-99° 42' 50")

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

The county seat for Wells County is located in Fessenden. Fessenden lies just to the north northeast of the Dunkard Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> of the Dunkard Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Wayside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wayside Cemetery
    • 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
  • Mennonite Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mennonite Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Wells County
  • Tolbert Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tolbert Cemetery
    • 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
  • Chaseley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chaseley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chaseley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chaseley Cemetery is located in Wells County
  • Mielke Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mielke Cemetery
    • 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
  • Heaton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heaton Cemetery
    • 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
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • German Baptist Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Baptist Cemetery
    • 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
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Wells County
  • Lake View Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake View Cemetery
    • The Lake View Cemetery is located in Wells County
  • Concordia Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concordia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concordia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Concordia Cemetery is located in Wells County
  • Sykeston Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sykeston Cemetery
    • 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2251575 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • St. Elizabeth Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Elizabeth Cemetery
      • 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
    • German Baptist Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Baptist Cemetery
      • 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
    • Hoff Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoff Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hoff Cemetery is located in Wells County
    • Cheyenne River Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
      • 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
    • Bethania Church Cemetery South
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Cooke Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooke Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cooke Cemetery is located in Wells County
    • Zion Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Sheridan County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Dunkard Cemetery.

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

  • Bowdon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • 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 <6>
  • Chaseley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fessenden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 <6>
  • Hurdsfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurdsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdsfield
    • Hurdsfield is located in Wells County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurdsfield <6>
  • Cathay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • 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 <6>
  • Sykeston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Hamberg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 <6>
  • Goodrich
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodrich have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
    • Goodrich is located in Sheridan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodrich <6>
  • Harvey
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
    • Harvey is located in Wells County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,587 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvey <6>
  • Bremen
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Selz
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selz
    • Selz is located in Pierce County
  • Denhoff
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Guptill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guptill
      • Guptill is located in Foster County
    • Barlow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
      • Barlow is located in Foster County
    • Robinson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • 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 <6>
    • Lake Williams
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Williams
      • Lake Williams is located in Kidder County
    • Carrington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Martin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Martin is located in Sheridan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <6>
    • New Rockford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Tuttle
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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 Dunkard 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 Dunkard 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 Dunkard 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 Dunkard Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1028745  (Dunkard Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1028745 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: Fessenden SW
    • County: Wells         Elev: 517
    • Location given for GNIS #1028745 (Dunkard 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 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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Dunkard Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5342, Longitude: -99.7140       In this case, the coordinates for the Dunkard 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.




 

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