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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. 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 Melrose Church Cemetery ...

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

47.9042, -98.0676

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>

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 .

Open a Google Map centered on the Melrose Church 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 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)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Michigan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hamlin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hamlin Cemetery is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Cemetery
  • McVille Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The McVille Cemetery is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille Cemetery
  • Niagara Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Niagara Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara Cemetery
  • New Luther Valley Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Norway Lutheran Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • St. Andrews Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
  • Valley Grove Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • The Valley Grove Cemetery is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove Cemetery
  • Holen Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Holen Cemetery is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holen Cemetery
  • Logan Center Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Logan Center Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Center Cemetery
  • Silent Hill Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • The Silent Hill Cemetery is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silent Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Elm Grove Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Elm Grove Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elm Grove Lutheran Church Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northwest of Larimore.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2233247 <5>
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • West Union Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • The West Union Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union Cemetery
    • West Forest Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • The West Forest Cemetery is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Forest Cemetery
    • Bartlett Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • East Sarnia Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • The East Sarnia Cemetery is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sarnia Cemetery

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 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)
    • Michigan City is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
    • 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)
  • McVille
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Harrisburg ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Harrisburg is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Niagara
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mapes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mapes is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapes
  • Pekin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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)
    • Whitman is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
  • Tolna
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • McCanna
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • McCanna is located in Grand Forks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCanna
    • Bartlett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Bartlett is located in Ramsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
    • Larimore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Kempton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Kempton is located in Grand Forks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
    • Sharon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Orr
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Orr is located in Grand Forks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
    • Praha ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Praha is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
    • Hamar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Hamar is located in Eddy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamar

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 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 Melrose Church Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Nelson 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 Melrose Church Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1030191  (Melrose Church Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1030191 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: Nelson
      • Est. Elev: 463 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lambs Lake
      • Location given for Melrose Church Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.9041613     Lon: -98.0675991
      • 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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Melrose Church 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.
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