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A visit to the Norwich 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 Norwich Cemetery ...

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

48.2550, -100.9732

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

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

The county seat for McHenry County is located in Towner. Towner lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Norwich Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Norwich Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Norwich Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Rising Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Granville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Stnenkjer Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Stnenkjer Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stnenkjer Cemetery
  • Deering Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Deering Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering Cemetery
  • Sawyer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Ward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Cemetery
  • Walley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Walley Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walley Cemetery
  • Westgaard Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Westgaard Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westgaard Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Thompson Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Verendrye Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Verendrye Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verendrye Cemetery
  • Saline Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • The Saline Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • First Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The First Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Ward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the First Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Minot.
      • The First Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hauge Cemetery
      • Synod Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2340915 <5>
    • Rosehill Memorial Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Rosehill Memorial Cemetery is located in Ward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Memorial Cemetery
      • The Rosehill Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rosehill Cemetery
    • St. John Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. John Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Hebrew Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Ward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
    • Center Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Center Cemetery is located in Ward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
    • Little Deep Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • The Little Deep Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Deep Cemetery
    • Saron Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • The Saron Cemetery is located in Ward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saron Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Norwich Cemetery.

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

  • Genoa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Genoa is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
  • Rising ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Rising is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
  • Granville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Surrey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Deering
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Sawyer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Velva
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Minot
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Voltaire
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Ruthville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ruthville is located in Ward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
  • Karlsruhe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Bergen
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bergen is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Burlington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Glenburn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bantry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Upham
      (25 miles [40.2 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 Norwich 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 Norwich Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Balfour
  • Bantry
  • Benedict
  • Burlington
  • Deering
  • Des Lacs
  • Foxholm
  • Glenburn
  • Granville
  • Minot
  • Ruso
    • Ruso lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Norwich Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ruso.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruso
  • Russell
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Continue List   (4 more)
      • Sawyer lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Norwich Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sawyer.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
    • Towner
      • Towner lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Norwich Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Towner.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towner
    • Upham
      • Upham lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Norwich Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Upham.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upham
    • 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 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 Norwich 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 Norwich Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1030510  (Norwich Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1030510 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: 473 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Granville SW
      • Location given for Norwich Cemetery:
      • Lat: 48.2550128     Lon: -100.9732057
      • 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Norwich 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.