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A visit to the Prospect 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 Prospect Cemetery ...

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

48.4856, -98.5135

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

The Prospect Cemetery is located in Ramsey County<2>.

The county seat for Ramsey County is located in Devils Lake. Devils Lake lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Prospect Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Prospect Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Prospect Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Edmore Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Edmore Cemetery is located in Ramsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmore Cemetery
  • Storlie Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Ansgar Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Ansgar Cemetery is located in Ramsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ansgar Cemetery
  • Loma Community Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Loma Community Cemetery is located in Cavalier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Community Cemetery
    • The Loma Community Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Loma Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102126 <5>
  • Sobak Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sobak Cemetery is located in Ramsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sobak Cemetery
  • St. Edwards Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Edwards Cemetery is located in Cavalier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Edwards Cemetery
  • St. Olaf Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The St. Olaf Cemetery is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Olaf Cemetery
  • Nekoma Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Nekoma Cemetery is located in Cavalier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoma Cemetery
  • Kalhagen Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Kalhagen Cemetery is located in Ramsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalhagen Cemetery
  • Soper Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • The Soper Cemetery is located in Cavalier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soper Cemetery
  • Lawton Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Lawton Cemetery is located in Ramsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton Cemetery
  • Old Aadalen Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • The Old Aadalen Cemetery is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Aadalen Cemetery
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    • Silvesta Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Silvesta Cemetery is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvesta Cemetery
    • Highland Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Cavalier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
    • Highland Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ohnstad Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Ohnstad Cemetery is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohnstad Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Ramsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • Starweather Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Starweather Cemetery is located in Ramsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starweather Cemetery
    • German Lutheran Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • The German Lutheran Cemetery is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Lutheran Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the German Lutheran Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Adams.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2270212 <5>
    • South Salem Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The South Salem Cemetery is located in Cavalier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Salem Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Prospect Cemetery.

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

  • Edmore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hampden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Nekoma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Loma
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Loma is located in Cavalier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
  • Fairdale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Alsen
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lawton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Starkweather
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Garske
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Garske is located in Ramsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garske
  • Munich
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Munich is located in Cavalier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munich
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
  • Saint Joe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Saint Joe is located in Ramsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
  • Brocket
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Adams
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Osnabrock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Langdon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Webster
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Calio
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Calio is located in Cavalier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calio
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
    • Milton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Dresden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Dresden is located in Cavalier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden

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 Prospect Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ramsey County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Adams
    • Adams lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Prospect Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Adams.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Brocket
  • Calio
    • Calio lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Prospect Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Calio.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calio
  • Crary
    • Crary lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Prospect Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Crary.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crary
  • Edmore
    • Edmore lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Prospect Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Edmore.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmore
  • Egeland
  • Hampden
  • Langdon
  • Lankin
    • Lankin lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Prospect Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lankin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankin
  • Lawton
    • Lawton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Prospect Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lawton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
  • Milton
    • Milton lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Prospect Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Munich
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...

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 professional and volunteer 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 Prospect Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Ramsey 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 Prospect Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1030816  (Prospect Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1030816 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: Ramsey
      • Est. Elev: 471 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Derrick
      • Location given for Prospect Cemetery:
      • Lat: 48.485562     Lon: -98.5134505
      • 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 Ramsey, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Prospect 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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