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A visit to the Otter Creek 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 Otter Creek Cemetery ...

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

47.0436, -101.5727

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

The Otter Creek Cemetery is located in Oliver County<2>.

The county seat for Oliver County is located in Center. Center lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Otter Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Otter Creek Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Otter Creek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Moos Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Moos Cemetery is located in Oliver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moos Cemetery
  • Buchmann Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Buchmann Cemetery is located in Oliver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchmann Cemetery
  • Rhein Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rhein Cemetery is located in Oliver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhein Cemetery
  • St. Markus Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Brook Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Spring Brook Cemetery is located in Oliver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook Cemetery
  • St. Benedict Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The St. Benedict Cemetery is located in Oliver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Benedict Cemetery
  • Bluegrass Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Bluegrass Cemetery is located in Morton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluegrass Cemetery
  • Hannover Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hannover Cemetery is located in Oliver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannover Cemetery
  • New Gluecksthal Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Voegele Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Voegele Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voegele Cemetery
  • Churchtown Lutheran Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Churchtown Lutheran Cemetery is located in Oliver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Churchtown Lutheran Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the south of Center.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2259688 <5>
  • Red Butte Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Nisbet Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Nisbet Cemetery is located in Oliver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisbet Cemetery
    • Unruh Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Unruh Cemetery is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unruh Cemetery
    • Peace Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Peace Cemetery is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Oliver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Center.
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Graceland Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Graceland Cemetery is located in Morton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
    • Bremen Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Emmaus Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Emmaus Cemetery is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus Cemetery
    • St. Clement Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosebud Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • The Rosebud Cemetery is located in Oliver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Otter Creek Cemetery.

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

  • Bluegrass ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Bluegrass is located in Morton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluegrass
  • Hannover
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hannover is located in Oliver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannover
  • Center
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • New Salem
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hazen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Beulah
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen Ullin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Sims
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Sims is located in Morton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
  • Knife River Village
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Knife River Village is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knife River Village
  • Stanton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Almont
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Krem ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Krem is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krem
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Zap
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Zap is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zap
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zap <6>
    • Hebron
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sweet Briar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Sweet Briar is located in Morton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar
    • Hensler
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hensler is located in Oliver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensler
    • Sanger
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Sanger is located in Oliver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanger
    • Golden Valley
      (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 Otter Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Oliver County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Almont
  • Beulah
    • Beulah lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Otter Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Beulah.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
  • Center
    • Center lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Otter Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Center.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Glen Ullin
  • Golden Valley
  • Hazen
    • Hazen lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Otter Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hazen.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
  • Hebron
    • Hebron lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Otter Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hebron.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • New Salem
  • Sanger
    • Sanger lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Otter Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sanger.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanger
  • Stanton
    • Stanton lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Otter Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Stanton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
  • Zap
    • Zap lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Otter Creek Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Zap.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zap

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Otter Creek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Oliver 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 Otter Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1030594  (Otter Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1030594 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: Oliver
      • Est. Elev: 695 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Otter Creek
      • Location given for Otter Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.0436128     Lon: -101.5726507
      • 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 Oliver, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Otter Creek 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.