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A visit to the East Writing Rock 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 East Writing Rock Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the East Writing Rock Cemetery:

48.7567, -103.7491

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

The East Writing Rock Cemetery is located in Divide County<2>.

The county seat for Divide County is located in Crosby. Crosby lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the east northeast of the East Writing Rock Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the East Writing Rock Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the East Writing Rock Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Divide County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
  • Skabo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Skabo Cemetery is located in Divide County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skabo Cemetery
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Divide County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Divide County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Hanks Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • West Writing Rock Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Herman Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Herman Cemetery is located in Divide County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman Cemetery
  • Daneville Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The Daneville Cemetery is located in Divide County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daneville Cemetery
  • Grenora Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Grenora Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenora Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grenora Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Grenora.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2147730 <5>
  • Westby Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Westby Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby Cemetery
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Westby Catholic Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Westby Catholic Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby Catholic Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Immanuel Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northwest of Grenora.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20937 <5>
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Oslo Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Oslo Cemetery is located in Divide County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oslo Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of Fortuna.
      • The Oslo Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Olso Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102255 <5>
    • Scandia Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • The Scandia Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia Cemetery
    • Emmaus Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • The Emmaus Cemetery is located in Sheridan County (MT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus Cemetery
    • Gladys Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • The Gladys Cemetery is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladys Cemetery
    • Alamo Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Skabo Church Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • The Skabo Church Cemetery is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skabo Church Cemetery
    • Ambrose Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ambrose Cemetery is located in Divide County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the East Writing Rock Cemetery.

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

  • Stady ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Stady is located in Divide County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stady
  • Alkabo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Alkabo is located in Divide County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkabo
  • Hanks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Hanks is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks
  • Fortuna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Grenora
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Zahl
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Appam
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Appam is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appam
  • Westby
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Westby is located in Sheridan County (MT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westby <6>
  • Alamo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ambrose
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Marienthal
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Corinth
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Corinth is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Dagmar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Bonetraill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Bonetraill is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonetraill
    • Crosby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Comertown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Comertown is located in Sheridan County (MT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comertown
    • Oungre
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oungre

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 East Writing Rock Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Divide County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The East Writing Rock Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Alamo
    • Alamo lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the East Writing Rock Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alamo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Alkabo
    • Alkabo lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the East Writing Rock Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alkabo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkabo
  • Crosby
    • Crosby lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the East Writing Rock Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Crosby.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
  • Dagmar
    • Dagmar lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the East Writing Rock Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dagmar.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagmar
  • Fortuna
  • Grenora
  • Stady - Historic
    • Stady lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the East Writing Rock Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Stady.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stady
  • Wildrose

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 East Writing Rock Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Divide 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 East Writing Rock Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1033950  (East Writing Rock Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1033950 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: Divide
      • Est. Elev: 677 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Alexandria
      • Location given for East Writing Rock Cemetery:
      • Lat: 48.7566976     Lon: -103.7490903
      • 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 Divide, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Writing Rock 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.