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A visit to the Melankton 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 Melankton Cemetery ...

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

48.6031, -100.6260

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

The Melankton Cemetery is located in McHenry County<2>.

The county seat for McHenry County is located in Towner. Towner lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Melankton Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Melankton Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km] of the Melankton Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bloomfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Bloomfield Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Cemetery
  • Kramer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Kramer Cemetery is located in Bottineau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer Cemetery
  • Bantry Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Fredericks Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Fredericks Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericks Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Bottineau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Evangelical Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Evangelical Cemetery is located in Bottineau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangelical Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
  • Little Deep Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Little Deep Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Deep Cemetery
  • Dovre Lutheran Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Dovre Lutheran Cemetery is located in Bottineau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovre Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dovre Lutheran Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Newburg.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2440363 <5>
  • Mouse River Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mouse River Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse River Cemetery
  • Notre Dame Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • The Notre Dame Cemetery is located in Bottineau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notre Dame Cemetery
  • Nedaros Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Nedaros Cemetery is located in Bottineau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nedaros Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Saline Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Saline Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Cemetery
    • Tasco Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • The Tasco Cemetery is located in Bottineau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasco Cemetery
    • Oak Creek Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Oak Creek Cemetery is located in Bottineau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek Cemetery
    • Mt. St. Mark Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. St. Mark Cemetery is located in Bottineau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. St. Mark Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Bottineau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
    • Southwest Barton Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Fargo Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • The Little Fargo Cemetery is located in Bottineau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Fargo Cemetery
    • Tarus Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Tarus Cemetery is located in Bottineau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarus Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Melankton Cemetery.

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

  • Upham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • White ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • White is located in Bottineau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
  • Bantry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Kramer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Gardena
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Gardena is located in Bottineau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
  • Russell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Russell is located in Bottineau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Omemee ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Omemee is located in Bottineau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omemee
  • Willow City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Newburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bottineau
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Towner
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Barton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Barton is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Souris
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Roth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Roth is located in Bottineau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roth
    • Overly
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Overly is located in Bottineau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
    • Rising ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Rising is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
    • Deering
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Berwick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Berwick is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
    • Landa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Landa is located in Bottineau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
    • Maxbass
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Granville
      (25 miles [40.2 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 Melankton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McHenry County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bantry
  • Berwick
  • Bottineau
  • Deering
  • Dunseith
  • Glenburn
  • Granville
  • Kramer
    • Kramer lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Melankton Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kramer.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer
  • Maxbass
  • Omemee - Historic
    • Omemee lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Melankton Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Omemee.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omemee
  • Overly
    • Overly lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Melankton Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Overly.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overly
  • Russell
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Continue List   (5 more)
    • Towner
      • Towner lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Melankton Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Towner.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towner
    • Upham
      • Upham lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Melankton Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Upham.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upham
    • Westhope
    • Willow City

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 Melankton Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to McHenry 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 Melankton Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1030188  (Melankton Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1030188 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: McHenry
      • Est. Elev: 439 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Upham
      • Location given for Melankton Cemetery:
      • Lat: 48.6030592     Lon: -100.6259706
      • 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 McHenry, 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- Melankton 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.