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A visit to the Melrose Church Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Melrose Church Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Melrose Church Cemetery

Lat:   47.9042°   (47° 54' 15")

Lon:   -98.0676°   (-98° 4' 3")

The Melrose Church Cemetery is located in Nelson County<2>.

The county seat for Nelson County is located in Lakota. Lakota lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Melrose Church Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km] of the Melrose Church Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Nelson County
  • Michigan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hamlin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamlin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hamlin Cemetery is located in Nelson County
  • McVille Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McVille Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McVille Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McVille Cemetery is located in Nelson County
  • Niagara Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Niagara Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Niagara Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Niagara Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
  • New Luther Valley Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Luther Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Luther Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Luther Valley Cemetery is located in Nelson County
  • Norway Lutheran Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • St. Andrews Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrews Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
  • Valley Grove Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Valley Grove Cemetery is located in Nelson County
  • Holen Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holen Cemetery is located in Nelson County
  • Logan Center Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Logan Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Logan Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Logan Center Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
  • Silent Hill Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silent Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silent Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Silent Hill Cemetery is located in Nelson County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Nelson County
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Nelson County
    • Zion Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Nelson County
    • West Union Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Union Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
    • West Forest Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Forest Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Forest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Forest Cemetery is located in Nelson County
    • Bartlett Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • East Sarnia Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Sarnia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Sarnia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Sarnia Cemetery is located in Nelson County
    • Finnish Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finnish Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finnish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Finnish Cemetery is located in Nelson County
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Steele County
    • Silent Hill Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silent Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silent Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Silent Hill Cemetery is located in Steele County
    • Bellevue Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellevue Cemetery
      • The Bellevue Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bellevue Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Larimore.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101713 <5>
    • Middle Forest River Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middle Forest River Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middle Forest River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Middle Forest River Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Melrose Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Melrose Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Michigan City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
    • Michigan City is located in Nelson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Michigan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Petersburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Petersburg is located in Nelson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <6>
  • McVille
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McVille have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
    • McVille is located in Nelson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McVille <6>
  • Niagara
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mapes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mapes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapes
    • Mapes is located in Nelson County
  • Pekin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pekin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
    • Pekin is located in Nelson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pekin <6>
  • Aneta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Lakota
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Whitman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
    • Whitman is located in Nelson County
  • Tolna
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolna
    • Tolna is located in Nelson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolna <6>
  • McCanna
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCanna
    • McCanna is located in Grand Forks County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Bartlett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
      • Bartlett is located in Ramsey County
    • Larimore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Kempton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
      • Kempton is located in Grand Forks County
    • Sharon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Orr
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
      • Orr is located in Grand Forks County
    • Praha ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Praha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
      • Praha is located in Walsh County
    • Hamar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar
      • Hamar is located in Eddy County

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 Melrose Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Nelson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Aneta
    • Aneta lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Melrose Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Aneta.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aneta
  • Brocket
    • Brocket lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Melrose Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Brocket.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brocket
  • Fordville
  • Inkster
  • Kempton
    • Kempton lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Melrose Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kempton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
  • Lakota
    • Lakota lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Melrose Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lakota.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
  • Larimore
  • McVille
    • McVille lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Melrose Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for McVille.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
  • Northwood
  • Pekin
    • Pekin lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Melrose Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pekin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
  • Petersburg
  • Sharon
    • Sharon lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Melrose Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sharon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
  • Tolna
    • Tolna lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Melrose Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tolna.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolna

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Melrose Church Cemetery:

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 Melrose Church Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1030191  (Melrose Church Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1030191 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Lambs Lake
    • County: Nelson         Elev: 463
    • Location given for GNIS #1030191 (Melrose Church Cemetery)

The official website for State of North Dakota: https://www.nd.gov/

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 Nelson, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Melrose Church Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.9042, Longitude: -98.0676       In this case, the coordinates for the Melrose Church Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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