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A visit to the Old Saint Joseph 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 Old St. Joseph Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old St. Joseph Cemetery:

46.6608, -101.7990

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

The Old St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Grant County<2>.

The county seat for Grant County is located in Carson. Carson lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Old St. Joseph Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old St. Joseph Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km] of the Old St. Joseph Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Koehier Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Koehier Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koehier Cemetery
  • Johannestal Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Johannestal Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johannestal Cemetery
    • The Johannestal Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Johannesthal Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Almont Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • The Almont Cemetery is located in Morton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont Cemetery
  • English Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The English Cemetery is located in Morton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Cemetery
  • Sims Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Sims Cemetery is located in Morton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
  • Neuburg Congregational Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Friedenfeld Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Freidenfeld Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Freidenfeld Cemetery is located in Hettinger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freidenfeld Cemetery
  • Philadelphia Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
  • American Lutheran Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • The American Lutheran Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American Lutheran Cemetery
    • The American Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Zion Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102752 <5>
  • Assembly of God Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Bethesda United Methodist Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Emmans Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • The Emmans Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmans Cemetery
    • St. Clement Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Prairie View Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
    • Peace Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The Peace Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
    • Bluegrass Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • The Bluegrass Cemetery is located in Morton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluegrass Cemetery
    • First Congregational United Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • St. John Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. John Cemetery is located in Morton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
    • St. John's Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. John's Cemetery is located in Morton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
    • First Baptist Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • First United Methodist Church Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Ann Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Ann Cemetery is located in Morton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ann Cemetery
    • St. Anns Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Morton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
      • The St. Anns Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Hebron.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102378 <5>
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Hettinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Otter Creek Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Otter Creek Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 14 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Old St. Joseph Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old St. Joseph Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Johnson Ford ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Johnson Ford is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
  • Glen Ullin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Almont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Sims
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sims is located in Morton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
  • Elgin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Carson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • New Leipzig
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Hebron
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • New Salem
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Leith
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Leith is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leith
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
  • Bluegrass ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bluegrass is located in Morton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluegrass
  • Lark
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Lark is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark
  • Antelope
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Antelope is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
  • Richardton
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

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 Old St. Joseph Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grant County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old St. Joseph Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Almont
    • Almont lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Old St. Joseph Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Almont.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
  • Elgin
    • Elgin lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Old St. Joseph Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elgin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Glen Ullin
  • Hebron
    • Hebron lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Old St. Joseph Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hebron.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • Leith
    • Leith lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Old St. Joseph Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Leith.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leith
  • New Salem
  • Richardton

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 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 Old St. Joseph Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Grant 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 Old St. Joseph Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1030558  (Old Saint Joseph Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1030558 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: Grant
      • Est. Elev: 666 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Heart Butte
      • Location given for Old Saint Joseph Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.6608389     Lon: -101.7990387
      • 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 Grant, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old St. Joseph 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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