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A visit to the Sacred Heart 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery ...

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

47.6728, -97.9690

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

The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Nelson County<2>.

The county seat for Nelson County is located in Lakota. Lakota lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Sacred Heart Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Sacred Heart Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Sacred Heart Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Silent Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Silent Hill Cemetery is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silent Hill Cemetery
  • Norway Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • Holen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Holen Cemetery is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holen Cemetery
  • Sharon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sharon Cemetery is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
  • Valley Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Valley Grove Cemetery is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove Cemetery
  • Silent Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Silent Hill Cemetery is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silent Hill Cemetery
  • New Luther Valley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hoff Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Hoff Cemetery is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoff Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hoff Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Sharon.
  • West Union Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The West Union Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union Cemetery
  • Romness Methodist Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Romness Methodist Cemetery is located in Griggs County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romness Methodist Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Romness Methodist Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the west of Sharon.
    • The Romness Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Romness Cemetery
    • Romness Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2677795 <5>
  • Logan Center Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Logan Center Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Center Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Westfield Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Westfield Cemetery is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Cemetery
    • Hanson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Hanson Cemetery is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson Cemetery
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Gilbertson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Gilbertson Cemetery is located in Steele County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertson Cemetery
    • McVille Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The McVille Cemetery is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille Cemetery
    • West Prairie Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The West Prairie Cemetery is located in Griggs County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Prairie Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Binford.
      • The West Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
      • West Praire Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2193751 <5>
    • Herlickson Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Herlickson Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herlickson Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Bethania Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Bethania Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

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

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

  • Aneta
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Sharon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • McVille
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Finley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jessie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cooperstown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sherbrooke
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Sherbrooke is located in Steele County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherbrooke
  • Pekin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Binford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Northwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Kempton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Kempton is located in Grand Forks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
  • Harrisburg ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Harrisburg is located in Nelson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Larimore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Niagara
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Hatton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Petersburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Tolna
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Michigan City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Michigan City is located in Nelson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Michigan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • McCanna
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • McCanna is located in Grand Forks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCanna

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 Sacred Heart Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Nelson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Aneta
    • Aneta lies less than 2 miles<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Sacred Heart Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Aneta.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aneta
  • Binford
    • Binford lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Sacred Heart Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Binford.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binford
  • Cooperstown
  • Finley
    • Finley lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Sacred Heart Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Finley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
  • Hannaford
  • Hatton
  • Hope
    • Hope lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Sacred Heart Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hope.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Kempton
    • Kempton lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Sacred Heart Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kempton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
  • Larimore
  • McVille
  • Northwood
  • Pekin
    • Pekin lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Sacred Heart Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pekin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Continue List   (5 more)
    • Sharon
      • Sharon lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Sacred Heart Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sharon.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
    • Sherbrooke
    • Sutton
      • Sutton lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Sacred Heart Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sutton.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
    • Tolna
      • Tolna lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Sacred Heart Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tolna.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolna

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Nelson 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 Sacred Heart Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1031067  (Sacred Heart Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1031067 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: Nelson
      • Est. Elev: 461 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Aneta
      • Location given for Sacred Heart Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.6727709     Lon: -97.9689836
      • 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 Nelson, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sacred Heart 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.