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A visit to the Peace 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 Peace Cemetery ...

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

47.0675, -101.8443

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

The Peace Cemetery is located in Mercer County<2>.

The county seat for Mercer County is located in Stanton. Stanton lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Peace Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Peace Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Peace Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Unruh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Unruh Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unruh Cemetery
  • Voegele Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Voegele Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voegele Cemetery
  • New Gluecksthal Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Benedict Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The St. Benedict Cemetery is located in Oliver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Benedict Cemetery
  • Emmaus Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Emmaus Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus Cemetery
  • St. Clement Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Buchmann Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Buchmann Cemetery is located in Oliver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchmann Cemetery
  • Rhein Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Rhein Cemetery is located in Oliver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhein Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
  • St. Markus Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Moos Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Moos Cemetery is located in Oliver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moos Cemetery
  • Otter Creek Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The Otter Creek Cemetery is located in Oliver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Bluegrass Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bluegrass Cemetery is located in Morton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluegrass Cemetery
    • St. John Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. John Cemetery is located in Morton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
    • St. John's Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. John's Cemetery is located in Morton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
    • First Congregational United Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The First Congregational United Cemetery is located in Morton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Congregational United Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the First Congregational United Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Hebron.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2444286 <5>
    • Engbrecht Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Engbrecht Cemetery is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engbrecht Cemetery
    • First Baptist Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The First Baptist Cemetery is located in Morton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Baptist Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the First Baptist Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Hebron.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2228943 <5>
    • First United Methodist Church Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Ann Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Ann Cemetery is located in Morton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ann Cemetery
    • Saint Anns Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Saint Anns Cemetery is located in Morton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anns Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Saint Anns Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Hebron.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102378 <5>
    • Spring Brook Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Spring Brook Cemetery is located in Oliver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Peace Cemetery.

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

  • Beulah
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Hebron
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bluegrass ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bluegrass is located in Morton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluegrass
  • Zap
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Glen Ullin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Golden Valley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Hannover
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Hannover is located in Oliver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannover
  • Hazen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Antelope
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Antelope is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
  • Dodge
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Marshall
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Richardton
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • New Salem
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Krem ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Krem is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krem
    • Sims
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sims is located in Morton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
    • Stanton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Almont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Knife River Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Knife River Village is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knife River Village
    • Taylor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Beaver Creek ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Beaver Creek is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek

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 Peace Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mercer County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Peace Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Mercer 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 Peace Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1030648  (Peace Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1030648 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: Mercer
      • Est. Elev: 672 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Medicine Butte SE
      • Location given for Peace Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.0675068     Lon: -101.8443275
      • 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 Mercer, 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- Peace 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.