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A visit to the Forbes 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 Forbes Cemetery ...

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

45.9416, -98.7990

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

The Forbes Cemetery is located in Dickey County<2>.

The county seat for Dickey County is located in Ellendale. Ellendale lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Forbes Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Forbes Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the Forbes Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Dickey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
  • Wirch Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wirch Cemetery is located in Dickey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirch Cemetery
  • Cemetery of Salem
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cemetery of Salem is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery of Salem
  • Saron Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Saron Cemetery is located in McPherson County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saron Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Saron Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Long Lake (SD).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97670 <5>
  • St. Hyacinth Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The St. Hyacinth Cemetery is located in McPherson County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Hyacinth Cemetery
  • St. Lucas Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The St. Lucas Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lucas Cemetery
  • Ehpresman Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Ehpresman Cemetery is located in McPherson County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehpresman Cemetery
  • Gienger Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Gienger Cemetery is located in McPherson County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gienger Cemetery
  • Hoffnungs Gemeinde Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hoffnungs Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hoffnungs Cemetery is located in McPherson County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffnungs Cemetery
  • Bretheren Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • The Bretheren Cemetery is located in Brown County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bretheren Cemetery
    • The Bretheren Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Willow Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2166629 <5>
  • Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Frederick Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Frederick Cemetery is located in Brown County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick Cemetery
    • Hoffnungsfeld Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Hoffnungsfeld Cemetery is located in Dickey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffnungsfeld Cemetery
    • Bertsch Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bertsch Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertsch Cemetery
    • Green Mound Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • The Green Mound Cemetery is located in McPherson County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mound Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Dickey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Merricourt Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The Merricourt Cemetery is located in Dickey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merricourt Cemetery
    • Peace Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • The Peace Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Peace Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of Ashley.
      • The Peace Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Friedens Congregational Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101953 <5>
    • Johannasthal Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • The Johannasthal Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johannasthal Cemetery
      • The Johannasthal Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Johannestal Cemetery
    • Emmanuel Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in McPherson County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
    • Savo Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Forbes Cemetery.

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

  • Forbes
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Ellendale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Frederick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Leola
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Leola is located in McPherson County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leola <6>
  • Monango
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Monango is located in Dickey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monango
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
  • Merricourt
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Merricourt is located in Dickey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merricourt
  • Long Lake
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Long Lake is located in McPherson County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
  • Barnard
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Silverleaf
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Silverleaf is located in Dickey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverleaf
  • Wetonka
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Wetonka is located in McPherson County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetonka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
  • Fullerton
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Westport
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Kulm
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Kulm is located in LaMoure County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulm
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kulm <6>
    • Guelph
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Guelph is located in Dickey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guelph
    • Ashley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Edgeley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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 Forbes Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dickey County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Forbes Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Dickey 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 Forbes Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1028999  (Forbes Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1028999 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: Dickey
      • Est. Elev: 482 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Forbes
      • Location given for Forbes Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.9416403     Lon: -98.7989925
      • 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 Dickey, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forbes 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.