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A visit to the Gilbertson 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 Gilbertson Cemetery ...

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

47.5792, -97.7709

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

The Gilbertson Cemetery is located in Steele County<2>.

The county seat for Steele County is located in Finley. Finley lies just to the southwest of the Gilbertson Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Gilbertson Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Gilbertson Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Westfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Westfield Cemetery is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Cemetery
  • Hoff Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Hoff Cemetery is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoff Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hoff Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Sharon.
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Silent Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Silent Hill Cemetery is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silent Hill Cemetery
  • Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bethany Lutheran Cemetery is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethany Lutheran Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Finley.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2353580 <5>
  • Sharon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Sharon Cemetery is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
  • Hanson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Hanson Cemetery is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • Sherbrooke Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Sherbrooke Cemetery is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherbrooke Cemetery
  • West Union Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The West Union Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union Cemetery
  • St. Petri Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The St. Petri Cemetery is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Petri Cemetery
  • Herlickson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Herlickson Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herlickson Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Severson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Severson Cemetery is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severson Cemetery
    • Goose River Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Bethania Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bethania Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania Cemetery
    • Holen Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Holen Cemetery is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holen Cemetery
    • Silent Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Silent Hill Cemetery is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silent Hill Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Stavens Memorial Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Gilbertson Cemetery.

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

  • Finley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sharon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sherbrooke
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Sherbrooke is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherbrooke
  • Aneta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Northwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hatton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Hope
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Cooperstown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Kempton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Kempton is located in Grand Forks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
  • Portland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Roseville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Roseville is located in Traill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Mayville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Jessie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • McVille
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Luverne
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Clifford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Larimore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Holmes
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Holmes is located in Grand Forks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
    • Pillsbury
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Pillsbury is located in Barnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
    • Hannaford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sibley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Sibley is located in Barnes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Arvilla
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Binford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)

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 Gilbertson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Steele County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Aneta
    • Aneta lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Gilbertson Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Aneta.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aneta
  • Binford
  • Cooperstown
  • Finley
  • Hannaford
  • Hatton
    • Hatton lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Gilbertson Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hatton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
  • Hope
    • Hope lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Gilbertson Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hope.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Kempton
  • Larimore
  • Luverne
  • Mayville
  • McVille
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Continue List   (5 more)
    • Pekin
      • Pekin lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Gilbertson Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pekin.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
    • Portland
    • Sharon
      • Sharon lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Gilbertson Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sharon.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Sherbrooke

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 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 Gilbertson Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Steele 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 Gilbertson Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1029122  (Gilbertson Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1029122 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: Steele
      • Est. Elev: 412 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Finley
      • Location given for Gilbertson Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.5791567     Lon: -97.7709234
      • 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 Steele, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gilbertson 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.
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