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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. 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:

48.3989, -97.7273

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 Walsh County<2>.

The county seat for Walsh County is located in Grafton. Grafton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east 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 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Memorial Park.<4>

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

  • Kensington Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Kensington Cemetery is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington Cemetery
  • Hyde Park Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hyde Park Cemetery is located in Pembina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park Cemetery
  • Park Center Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Concordia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Concordia Cemetery is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of Grafton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2256137 <5>
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lampton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lampton Cemetery is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lampton Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Christianson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Christianson Cemetery is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christianson Cemetery
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Hoople Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Machart Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Machart Cemetery is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machart Cemetery
    • St. Marks Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
    • Langemo Pioneer Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Langemo Pioneer Cemetery is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langemo Pioneer Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Langemo Pioneer Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Edinburg.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102107 <5>
    • East Adams Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The East Adams Cemetery is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Adams Cemetery
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • East Forest River Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Crystal City Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Crystal City Cemetery is located in Pembina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal City Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crystal City Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Crystal.
    • St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Memorial Park.

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

  • Park River
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mandt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Mandt is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandt
  • Kerry ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kerry is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerry
  • Pleasant Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Pisek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Edinburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lankin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Hoople
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Conway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Conway is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
  • Fordville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Crystal
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Grafton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Gardar
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Gardar is located in Pembina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardar
    • Praha ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Praha is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
    • Herriott
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Herriott is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herriott
    • Auburn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Auburn is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Adams
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Inkster
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Forest River
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Minto
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Saint Thomas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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 Walsh 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 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 Memorial Park:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Walsh 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 #1030196  (Memorial Park Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1030196 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: Walsh
      • Est. Elev: 298 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Park River
      • Location given for Memorial Park Cemetery:
      • Lat: 48.3988819     Lon: -97.7273105
      • 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 Walsh, 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 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>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.