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A visit to the Finnish 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 Finnish Cemetery ...

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

48.8200, -99.4499

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

The Finnish Cemetery is located in Towner County<2>.

The county seat for Towner County is located in Cando. Cando lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Finnish Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Finnish Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Finnish Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Mt. View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Mt. View Cemetery is located in Towner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. View Cemetery
  • St. Michael Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Rolette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Cemetery
  • Perth Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Perth Cemetery is located in Towner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth Cemetery
  • Emanuel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Emanuel Cemetery is located in Rolette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel Cemetery
  • All Nations Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The All Nations Cemetery is located in Towner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Nations Cemetery
  • Brumbaugh Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Brumbaugh Cemetery is located in Towner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumbaugh Cemetery
  • St. John Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in Rolette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Saint John.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102438 <5>
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Rolette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Paul Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Belcourt.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102514 <5>
  • An-qui-ni-gay Indian Burial Ground
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Bisbee Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Bisbee Cemetery is located in Towner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bisbee Cemetery
  • St. Anns Addition Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Maryville Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • The Maryville Cemetery is located in Rolette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Zion Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Towner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • White Stone Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The White Stone Cemetery is located in Rolette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stone Cemetery
    • Mylo Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mylo Cemetery is located in Rolette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mylo Cemetery
    • McLean Family Burial Site
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Teubner Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • The Teubner Cemetery is located in Towner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teubner Cemetery
    • Mill Lake Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mill Lake Cemetery is located in Rolette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Lake Cemetery
    • Westland Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • The Westland Cemetery is located in Rolette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland Cemetery
    • Rolette Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rolette Cemetery is located in Rolette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolette Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rolette Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Rolette.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102349 <5>
    • Dash Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Dash Cemetery is located in Towner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dash Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Finnish Cemetery.

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

  • Perth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rolla
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Rolla is located in Rolette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolla <6>
  • Rocklake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hansboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Agate
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Bisbee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Belcourt
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Mylo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint John
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mather
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather
  • Shell Valley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Shell Valley is located in Rolette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Valley
  • Cartwright
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Rolette
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Egeland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Badger Creek ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Holmfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Sarles
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bannerman ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Calvin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)

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 Finnish Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Towner County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Belcourt
  • Bisbee
    • Bisbee lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Finnish Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bisbee.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bisbee
  • Calio
    • Calio lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Finnish Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Calio.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calio
  • Calvin
  • Cando
    • Cando lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Finnish Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cando.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cando
  • Egeland
  • Hansboro
  • Perth
  • Rocklake
  • Rolette
  • Rolla
    • Rolla lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Finnish Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rolla.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
  • Saint John
  • Sarles
    • Sarles lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Finnish Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sarles.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarles
  • Wolford

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 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 Finnish Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Towner 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 Finnish Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1028962  (Finnish Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1028962 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: Towner
      • Est. Elev: 528 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hansboro SW
      • Location given for Finnish Cemetery:
      • Lat: 48.8200061     Lon: -99.449864
      • 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 Towner, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Finnish 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.