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A visit to the Grong Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Grong Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Grong Cemetery (FG ID #101994).

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 Grong Cemetery ...

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

48.5967, -103.0165

The Grong Cemetery is located in Williams County<2>.

The county seat for Williams County is located in Williston. Williston lies 41 miles [66 km]<3> to the southwest of the Grong Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Grong Cemetery.

Establishment of the Grong Cemetery ...

The Grong Cemetery was established July 20, 1905.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Grong Cemetery.<4>

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

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 Grong Cemetery.

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

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 Grong Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Williams County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Alamo
  • Crosby
    • Crosby lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Grong Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Crosby.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
  • Epping
  • Lignite
  • McGregor
  • Ray
    • Ray lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Grong Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ray.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
  • Wildrose

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Grong Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Williams 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 Grong Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #101994

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1029247  (Grong Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1029247 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: Williams
      • Est. Elev: 705 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Big Meadow
      • Location given for Grong Cemetery:
      • Lat: 48.5969719     Lon: -103.016293
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Williams, 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- Grong 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Tioga and McGregor. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.