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A visit to the Norwegian 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 Norwegian Cemetery ...

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

48.0147, -100.6290

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

The Norwegian Cemetery is located in McHenry County<2>.

The county seat for McHenry County is located in Towner. Towner lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Norwegian Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Norwegian Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Norwegian Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Stenso Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Stenso Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stenso Cemetery
  • Bergen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Bergen Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen Cemetery
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • St. John Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
  • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Verendrye Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Verendrye Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verendrye Cemetery
  • Westgaard Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Westgaard Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westgaard Cemetery
  • Walley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Walley Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walley Cemetery
  • Kief Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Kief Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kief Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • South Prairie Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The South Prairie Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Prairie Cemetery
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    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Stnenkjer Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Stnenkjer Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stnenkjer Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Velva.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208723 <5>
    • Rosenfeld Baptist Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosenfield Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rosenfield Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenfield Cemetery
    • Sons of Herman Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • St. Martins Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • The St. Martins Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martins Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Norwegian Cemetery.

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

  • Bergen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Bergen is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
  • Karlsruhe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Balfour
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Voltaire
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Guthrie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Guthrie is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
  • Butte
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Butte is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
  • Kief
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Kongsberg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Kongsberg is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kongsberg
  • Drake
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Velva
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Velva is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velva
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Velva <6>
  • Funston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Funston is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funston
  • Ruso
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Anamoose
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Granville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Genoa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Genoa is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
    • Sawyer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Orrin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)

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 Norwegian Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McHenry County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Norwegian Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Balfour
  • Benedict
  • Berwick
  • Drake
    • Drake lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Norwegian Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Drake.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
  • Granville
  • Ruso
    • Ruso lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Norwegian Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ruso.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruso
  • Sawyer
    • Sawyer lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Norwegian Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sawyer.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
  • Towner
    • Towner lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Norwegian Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Towner.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towner
  • Velva
    • Velva lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Norwegian Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Velva.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velva

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 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 Norwegian Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to McHenry 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 Norwegian Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1030505  (Norwegian Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1030505 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: McHenry
      • Est. Elev: 497 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bergen
      • Location given for Norwegian Cemetery:
      • Lat: 48.0147283     Lon: -100.6290333
      • 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 McHenry, 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 from Point A (ie- Norwegian 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.