A visit to the Elk Creek Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Elk Creek Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Elk Creek Cemetery (FG ID #101892)
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 Elk Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elk Creek Cemetery
Lat: 46.2393° (46° 14' 21")
Lon: -97.1445° (-97° 8' 40")
The cemetery is located in Richland County<3>.
As an estimate, the Elk Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Wyndmere.
The county seat for Richland County is located in Wahpeton. Wahpeton lies 25 miles [40.2 km] to the east of the Elk Creek Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Elk Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elk Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Saint John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Nulph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Otterburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Anderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peace Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Homestead Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stine Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Catholic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Antelope Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Gol Aal Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- St. Martin Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Martin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Martin Cemetery is located in Sargent County
- Cesko Narodni Hrbitov Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Johns Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Johns Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Anthonys Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Freeman Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Divet Farm Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Saint Paul's Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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] of the Elk Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elk Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wyndmere
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Barney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mantador
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lidgerwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mooreton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- McLeod
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Milnor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milnor have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnor
- Milnor is located in Sargent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milnor <7>
- Ransom City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ransom City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom City
- Ransom City is located in Sargent County
- Fairview Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cayuga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Cayuga is located in Sargent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <7>
- Hankinson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Great Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Galchutt
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dwight
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Colfax
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rutland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Rutland is located in Sargent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rutland <7>
- Barrie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barrie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrie
- Barrie is located in Richland County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Barrie
- From the Elk Creek Cemetery to Barrie
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 Elk Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Richland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Elk Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abercrombie
- Breckenridge
- Cayuga
- Forman
- Lidgerwood
- Milnor
- Ransom City - Historic
- Rutland
- Veblen
- Wahpeton
- Walcott
- Wyndmere
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 Elk Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Dakota:
- Pages specific to Richland 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 Elk Creek Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Elk Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1028846 (Elk Creek Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1028846 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: Kreiser Lake
- County: Richland Elev: 323
- Location given for GNIS #1028846 (Elk Creek Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #101892
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Elk Creek Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2393, Longitude: -97.1445 |
<3> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Richland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |