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A visit to the Medicine Hill 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 Medicine Hill Cemetery ...

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

47.5967, -100.7579

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

The Medicine Hill Cemetery is located in McLean County<2>.

The county seat for McLean County is located in Washburn. Washburn lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Medicine Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Medicine Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Medicine Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Peace Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Peace Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
  • Our Savior Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Our Savior Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Savior Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
  • Emmanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Turtle Lake Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Turtle Lake Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake Cemetery
  • Mountain City Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The Mountain City Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain City Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of McClusky.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2302412 <5>
  • Evangelical United Brethren Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Darling Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Darling Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darling Cemetery
  • Westheim Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Malcolm Twp. Cemetery
  • Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Holy Ghost Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Skogmo Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102585 <5>
  • Holy Family Catholic Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • McClusky City Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ruso Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Ruso Cemetery is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruso Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Lincoln Valley Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • West Scandia Lutheran Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • The West Scandia Lutheran Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scandia Lutheran Cemetery
      • The West Scandia Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • West Scandia Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102718 <5>
    • Advent Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • The Advent Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Cemetery
    • St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

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

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

  • Mercer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Turtle Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • McClusky
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Butte
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Butte is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
  • Kongsberg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Kongsberg is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kongsberg
  • Ruso
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverdale Junction
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Riverdale Junction is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Junction
  • Underwood
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Kief
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Coleharbor
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Benedict
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Washburn
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Denhoff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Balfour
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Hensler
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hensler is located in Oliver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensler
    • Drake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bergen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Bergen is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
    • Riverdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Max
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Max is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Max <6>
    • Voltaire
      (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 Medicine Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McLean County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Balfour
    • Balfour lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Medicine Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Balfour.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balfour
  • Benedict
  • Drake
    • Drake lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Medicine Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Drake.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
  • Max
    • Max lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Medicine Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Max.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max
  • McClusky
  • Mercer
    • Mercer lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Medicine Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mercer.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
  • Ruso
    • Ruso lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Medicine Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ruso.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruso
  • Turtle Lake
  • Underwood
  • Washburn

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 Medicine Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to McLean 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 Medicine Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1030171  (Medicine Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1030171 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: McLean
      • Est. Elev: 604 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Peterson Lake
      • Location given for Medicine Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.5966661     Lon: -100.7579163
      • 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 McLean, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Medicine Hill 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.