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A visit to the Goodbird 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 Goodbird Cemetery ...

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

47.9770, -102.6605

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

The Goodbird Cemetery is located in McKenzie County<2>.

The county seat for McKenzie County is located in Watford City. Watford City lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Goodbird Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Goodbird Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 25 miles [40.2 km] of the Goodbird Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Riverview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Riverview Cemetery is located in Mountrail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Grand Valley Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Redeemer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Redeemer Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redeemer Cemetery
  • Antelope Valley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Antelope Valley Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Valley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Antelope Valley Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Four Bears Village.
    • The Antelope Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Antelope Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101691 <5>
  • West Prairie Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The West Prairie Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie Cemetery
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The Good Hope Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
    • The Good Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
    • First Lutheran Cemetery
    • Good Hope Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2249537 <5>
  • Silent City Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Silent City Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silent City Cemetery
  • Holy Family US Scouts Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Clear Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • The Clear Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Clear Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Keene.
    • The Clear Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Clear Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201205 <5>
  • Union Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Finstad Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • The Finstad Cemetery is located in Mountrail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finstad Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Finstad Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of New Town.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101931 <5>
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    • Johnsons Corner Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Mountrail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
    • Kristiansand Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • The Kristiansand Cemetery is located in Mountrail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kristiansand Cemetery
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • Epworth Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Epworth Cemetery is located in Mountrail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Epworth Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south of Palermo.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101906 <5>
    • Garden Valley Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • The Garden Valley Cemetery is located in McKenzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley Cemetery
    • Moslem Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • The Moslem Cemetery is located in Mountrail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moslem Cemetery
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
    • Parshall Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • St. Bridget's Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Rosehill Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Mountrail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
    • Manitou Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • The Manitou Cemetery is located in Mountrail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Manitou Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Ross.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102147 <5>

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 Goodbird Cemetery.

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

  • Four Bears Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Four Bears Village is located in McKenzie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Bears Village
  • Sanish
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sanish is located in Mountrail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanish
  • New Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Keene
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Van Hook
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Van Hook is located in Mountrail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hook
  • Mandaree
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Charging Eagle ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Charging Eagle is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charging Eagle
  • Shell Creek ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Shell Creek is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
  • Belden
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Belden is located in Mountrail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
  • Independance ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Independance is located in Dunn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independance
  • Ross
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Ross is located in Mountrail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ross <6>
  • Parshall
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Banks ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Banks is located in McKenzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
    • Lucky Mound ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lucky Mound is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Mound
    • Stanley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Schafer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Schafer is located in McKenzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schafer
    • White Earth
      (28 miles [45.1 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 Goodbird Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McKenzie County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Goodbird Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to McKenzie 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 Goodbird Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1029161  (Goodbird Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1029161 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: McKenzie
      • Est. Elev: 630 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sanish NW
      • Location given for Goodbird Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.9769623     Lon: -102.6604628
      • 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 McKenzie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Goodbird 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.