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A visit to the Memorial Park ...

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 Memorial Park ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Memorial Park

Lat:   47.9316°   (47° 55' 53")

Lon:   -97.0631°   (-97° 3' 47")

The Memorial Park is located in Grand Forks County<2>.

The county seat for Grand Forks County is located in Grand Forks. Grand Forks lies just to the south of the Memorial Park .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the Memorial Park.<4>

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

  • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sunset Memorial Gardens is located in Grand Forks County
  • Resthaven Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resthaven Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Resthaven Memorial Gardens is located in Polk County (MN)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Polk County (MN)
  • South Bethany Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Bethany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The South Bethany Cemetery is located in Polk County (MN)
  • Bygland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bygland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bygland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bygland Cemetery is located in Polk County (MN)
  • Nesbit Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nesbit Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nesbit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nesbit Cemetery is located in Polk County (MN)
  • Walle Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walle Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walle Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walle Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
  • East Walle Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Walle Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Walle Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The East Walle Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Polk County (MN)
  • St. James Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. James Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
  • St. James Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. James Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Polk County (MN)
    • St. Timothy Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Timothy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Timothy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Timothy Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
    • Kongsvinger Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kongsvinger Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kongsvinger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kongsvinger Cemetery is located in Polk County (MN)
    • Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery is located in Polk County (MN)
    • Tabor Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tabor Cemetery is located in Polk County (MN)
    • Presbyterian Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presbyterian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Polk County (MN)
    • Nyskoga Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nyskoga Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nyskoga Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nyskoga Cemetery is located in Polk County (MN)
    • Emerado Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emerado Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emerado Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Emerado Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
    • Fisher Lutheran Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fisher Lutheran Cemetery is located in Polk County (MN)
    • Fisher Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fisher Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fisher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fisher Cemetery is located in Polk County (MN)
    • Swedish Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Swedish Cemetery is located in Polk County (MN)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

  • Grand Forks
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • East Grand Forks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mallory
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mallory. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
    • Mallory is located in Polk County (MN)
  • Kelly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kelly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
    • Kelly is located in Grand Forks County
  • Thompson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Thompson is located in Grand Forks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,027 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson <5>
  • Manvel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manvel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manvel
    • Manvel is located in Grand Forks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manvel <5>
  • Emerado
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerado have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerado
    • Emerado is located in Grand Forks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emerado <5>
  • Fisher
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
    • Fisher is located in Polk County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Mekinock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Holmes
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holmes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
    • Holmes is located in Grand Forks County
  • Reynolds
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynolds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
    • Reynolds is located in Grand Forks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynolds <5>
  • Alvarado
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvarado have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
    • Alvarado is located in Marshall County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Oslo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oslo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
      • Oslo is located in Marshall County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oslo <5>
    • Euclid
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
      • Euclid is located in Polk County (MN)
    • Arvilla
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Shirley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shirley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
      • Shirley is located in Polk County (MN)
    • Gilby
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilby
      • Gilby is located in Grand Forks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilby <5>
    • Buxton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buxton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
      • Buxton is located in Traill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buxton <5>
    • Warren
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Warren is located in Marshall County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <5>
    • Ardoch
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardoch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoch
      • Ardoch is located in Walsh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardoch <5>
    • Crookston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Johnstown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
      • Johnstown is located in Grand Forks 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 Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grand Forks County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 either 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 Memorial Park:

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 Memorial Park:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1030194  (Memorial Park Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1030194 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: Grand Forks
    • County: Grand Forks         Elev: 251
    • Location given for GNIS #1030194 (Memorial Park Cemetery)

The official website for Grand Forks County: www.grandforkscountygov.com/

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 Grand Forks, 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 Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.9316, Longitude: -97.0631       In this case, the coordinates for the Memorial Park 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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