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A visit to the Medicine Stone 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 Stone Cemetery ...

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

47.5367, -102.1710

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

The Medicine Stone Cemetery is located in Mercer County<2>.

The county seat for Mercer County is located in Stanton. Stanton lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Medicine Stone Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Medicine Stone Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Medicine Stone Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Holen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Holen Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holen Cemetery
  • Chase Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Chase Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Cemetery
  • Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Twin Buttes Congregational Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Crowsheart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Crowsheart Cemetery is located in Dunn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowsheart Cemetery
  • Red Butte Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Red Butte Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Butte Cemetery
  • Defiance Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Defiance Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Defiance Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of Halliday.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101852 <5>
  • Nayzatch Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Nayzatch Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nayzatch Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Nayzatch Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of Golden Valley.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102203 <5>
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Dunn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Beaver Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Beaver Creek Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Dodge.
    • The St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102519 <5>
  • Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • St. Johannes Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • St. James Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. James Cemetery is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
    • St. Matthseus / Neusatz Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Matthseus / Neusatz Cemetery is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthseus / Neusatz Cemetery
      • The St. Matthseus / Neusatz Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Neusatz Cemetery
      • St. Matthseus Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102209 <5>
    • St. Andrews Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
    • Indian Scout Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Indian Scout Cemetery is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Scout Cemetery
      • The Indian Scout Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Congregational Cemetery
    • Queen of Peace Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Hope Congregational Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • St. James Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Peace Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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 Medicine Stone Cemetery.

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

  • Twin Buttes
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Twin Buttes is located in Dunn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Buttes
  • Red Butte ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Red Butte is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Butte
  • Elbowoods ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Elbowoods is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbowoods
  • Beaver Creek ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
  • Nishu ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Nishu is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nishu
  • Lucky Mound ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Lucky Mound is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Mound
  • Halliday
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dodge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Independance ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Independance is located in Dunn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independance
  • Golden Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • White Shield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • White Shield is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Shield
  • Zap
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Zap is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zap
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zap <6>
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Charging Eagle ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Charging Eagle is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charging Eagle
    • Shell Creek ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Shell Creek is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
    • Roseglen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dunn Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)

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 Stone Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mercer County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Beulah
    • Beulah lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Medicine Stone Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Beulah.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
  • Dodge
    • Dodge lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Medicine Stone Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dodge.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
  • Dunn Center
  • Golden Valley
  • Halliday
  • Killdeer
  • Parshall
  • Roseglen
  • Van Hook
  • Zap
    • Zap lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Medicine Stone Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Zap.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zap

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Stone Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Mercer 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 Stone Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1030181  (Medicine Stone Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1030181 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: Mercer
      • Est. Elev: 639 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Twin Buttes
      • Location given for Medicine Stone Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.5366723     Lon: -102.1710075
      • 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 Mercer, 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- Medicine Stone 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.