A visit to the Free Church 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 Free Church Cemetery ...
The Free Church Cemetery is located in Benson County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Brinsmade Cemetery
- The Brinsmade Cemetery is located in Benson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinsmade Cemetery
- Christian Church Cemetery
- Eden Lutheran Cemetery
- The Eden Lutheran Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Lutheran Cemetery
- The Eden Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eden Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2406203 <2>
- Flora Cemetery
- The Flora Cemetery is located in Benson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora Cemetery
- Grand Harbor Cemetery
- The Grand Harbor Cemetery is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Harbor Cemetery
- Hesper Cemetery
- The Hesper Cemetery is located in Benson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Benson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Eddy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Benson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lebanon Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Leeds.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221345 <2>
- Maddock Cemetery
- The Maddock Cemetery is located in Benson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddock Cemetery
- Minnewaukan Cemetery
- The Minnewaukan Cemetery is located in Benson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnewaukan Cemetery
- North Viking Cemetery
- The North Viking Cemetery is located in Benson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Viking Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Our Saviors Cemetery
- The Our Saviors Cemetery is located in Benson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Saviors Cemetery
- Presbyterian Cemetery
- The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Eddy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Benson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Wilmerth Cemetery
- The Wilmerth Cemetery is located in Benson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmerth Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Benson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion 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 Free Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Bremen
- Brinsmade
- Churchs Ferry
- Devils Lake
- Esmond
- Fort Totten
- Grand Harbor
- Grand Harbor is located in Ramsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Harbor
- Hamberg
- Isabel
- Leeds
- Maddock
- Minnewaukan
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Niles
- Niles is located in Benson County
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- Oberon
- Penn
- Saint Michael
- Sheyenne
- Tokio
- York
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 Free Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Benson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Free Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brinsmade
- Churchs Ferry
- Crary
- Devils Lake
- Esmond
- Knox
- Leeds
- Maddock
- Minnewaukan
- New Rockford
- Oberon
- Sheyenne
- Warwick
- York
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 helpful 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 Free Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Dakota:
- Pages specific to Benson 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 Free Church Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1029047 (Free Church Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1029047 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: Benson
- Est. Elev: 464 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Minnewaukan West
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Benson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Free Church Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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