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A visit to the Norwegian Lutheran 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 Lutheran Cemetery ...

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

47.6097, -99.3732

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

The Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery is located in Wells County<2>.

The county seat for Wells County is located in Fessenden. Fessenden lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Norwegian Lutheran 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 Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.<4>

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

  • German Baptist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lake View Cemetery is located in Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • Concordia Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Concordia Cemetery is located in Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia Cemetery
  • St. Elizabeth Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Sykeston Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Sykeston Cemetery is located in Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykeston Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sykeston Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Sykeston.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2251575 <5>
  • German Free Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Barlow Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Barlow Cemetery is located in Foster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Cemetery
  • Tolbert Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Tolbert Cemetery is located in Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert Cemetery
  • Heaton Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Heaton Cemetery is located in Wells County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Cemetery
  • Prairie Home Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Prairie Home Cemetery is located in Eddy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Prairie Home Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of New Rockford.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102304 <5>
  • Hamberg Lutheran Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • German Baptist Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Eden Lutheran Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Eden Lutheran Cemetery is located in Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Lutheran Cemetery
      • The Eden Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Eden Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2406203 <5>
    • Brethren Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The Brethren Cemetery is located in Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brethren Cemetery
    • Longview Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Longview Cemetery is located in Foster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Cemetery
    • Carrington Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Carrington Cemetery is located in Foster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrington Cemetery
    • Hoff Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hoff Cemetery is located in Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoff Cemetery
    • Dunkard Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Wells County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard 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 Lutheran Cemetery.

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

  • Cathay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bremen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Sykeston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Barlow
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Barlow is located in Foster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
  • New Rockford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Guptill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Guptill is located in Foster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guptill
  • Hamberg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fessenden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Carrington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bowdon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Sheyenne
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Brantford
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Brantford is located in Eddy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantford
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Chaseley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Oberon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Melville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Melville is located in Foster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
    • Maddock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Grace City
      (26 miles [41.8 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 Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wells County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Barlow
    • Barlow lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Barlow.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
  • Bowdon
    • Bowdon lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bowdon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdon
  • Carrington
  • Cathay
    • Cathay lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cathay.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathay
  • Fessenden
  • Grace City
  • Harvey
    • Harvey lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Harvey.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
  • Hurdsfield
  • Maddock
    • Maddock lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Maddock.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddock
  • New Rockford
  • Oberon
    • Oberon lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oberon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberon
  • Sheyenne
  • Sykeston

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 Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Wells 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 Lutheran Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1030508  (Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1030508 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: Wells
      • Est. Elev: 482 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cathay SE
      • Location given for Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.6097223     Lon: -99.3731755
      • 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 Wells, 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- Norwegian Lutheran 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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