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. 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 Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Memorial Park:
47.9316, -97.0631
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Sunset Memorial Gardens is located in Grand Forks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Gardens
- Resthaven Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Polk County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- South Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The South Bethany Cemetery is located in Polk County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethany Cemetery
- Bygland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Bygland Cemetery is located in Polk County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bygland Cemetery
- Nesbit Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Nesbit Cemetery is located in Polk County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbit Cemetery
- Walle Lutheran Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Walle Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Polk County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pioneer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Polk County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- St. Timothy Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Timothy Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Timothy Cemetery
- Kongsvinger Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Kongsvinger Cemetery is located in Polk County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kongsvinger Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tabor Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Tabor Cemetery is located in Polk County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Cemetery
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Polk County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Cemetery
- Nyskoga Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Nyskoga Cemetery is located in Polk County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyskoga Cemetery
- Emerado Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Emerado Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerado Cemetery
- Fisher Lutheran Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Polk County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Swedish Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Swedish Cemetery is located in Polk County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedish Cemetery
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)
- Mallory is located in Polk County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
- Kelly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kelly is located in Grand Forks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Thompson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Manvel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Emerado
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fisher
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher is located in Polk County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Mekinock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Holmes
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Holmes is located in Grand Forks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
- Reynolds
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Alvarado
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Alvarado is located in Marshall County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Oslo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oslo is located in Marshall County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
- 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)
- Euclid is located in Polk County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Arvilla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Shirley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Shirley is located in Polk County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Gilby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buxton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Warren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ardoch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crookston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Johnstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstown is located in Grand Forks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
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.
- Buxton
- Climax
- Crookston
- East Grand Forks
- Fisher
- Gilby
- Grand Forks
- Kempton
- Larimore
- Oslo
- Thompson
- Warren
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:
- Pages specific to North Dakota:
- Pages specific to Grand Forks 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 Memorial Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1030194 (Memorial Park Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1030194 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: Grand Forks
- Est. Elev: 251 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grand Forks
- Location given for Memorial Park Cemetery:
- Lat: 47.9316465 Lon: -97.063133
- 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Memorial Park) 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |