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A visit to the Middle Forest River 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 Middle Forest River Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Middle Forest River Cemetery:

48.1808, -97.9029

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

The Middle Forest River Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County<2>.

The county seat for Grand Forks County is located in Grand Forks. Grand Forks lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Middle Forest River Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Middle Forest River Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Middle Forest River Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Middle Forest River Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • East Sarnia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The East Sarnia Cemetery is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sarnia Cemetery
  • St. Andrews Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
  • East Forest River Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Forest River Colony Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Machart Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Machart Cemetery is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machart Cemetery
  • ZCBJ Narodni Hrbitov Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • West Forest Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The West Forest Cemetery is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Forest Cemetery
  • St. Marks Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
  • Christianson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Christianson Cemetery is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christianson Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Niagara Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Niagara Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara Cemetery
    • Inkster Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Finnish Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The Finnish Cemetery is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finnish Cemetery
    • Michigan Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Elm Grove Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Park River.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101787 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Middle Forest River Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Middle Forest River Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Fordville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Praha ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Praha is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
  • Lankin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Whitman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Whitman is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
  • Conway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Conway is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
  • Petersburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Niagara
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Orr
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Orr is located in Grand Forks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
  • Inkster
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Pisek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Michigan City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Michigan City is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Michigan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • McCanna
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • McCanna is located in Grand Forks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCanna
    • Park River
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mapes
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Mapes is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapes
    • Adams
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Kerry ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Kerry is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerry

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 Middle Forest River Cemetery. 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 Middle Forest River Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Adams
    • Adams lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Middle Forest River Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Adams.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Brocket
  • Conway
    • Conway lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Middle Forest River Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Conway.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Fordville
  • Gilby
    • Gilby lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Middle Forest River Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gilby.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilby
  • Inkster
  • Lakota
    • Lakota lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Middle Forest River Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lakota.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
  • Lankin
    • Lankin lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Middle Forest River Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lankin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankin
  • Larimore
  • Lawton
    • Lawton lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Middle Forest River Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lawton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
  • Park River
  • Petersburg

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 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 Middle Forest River Cemetery:

  • 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 Middle Forest River Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1030220  (Middle Forest River Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1030220 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: 409 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Dahlen
      • Location given for Middle Forest River Cemetery:
      • Lat: 48.1808277     Lon: -97.9028718
      • 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Middle Forest River 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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