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A visit to the Saint Benedict 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 St. Benedict Cemetery ...

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

47.0858, -101.7440

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

The St. Benedict Cemetery is located in Oliver County<2>.

The county seat for Oliver County is located in Center. Center lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the east of the St. Benedict Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Benedict Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the St. Benedict Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Peace Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Peace Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
  • New Gluecksthal Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Voegele Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Voegele Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voegele Cemetery
  • Unruh Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Unruh Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unruh Cemetery
  • Rhein Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Rhein Cemetery is located in Oliver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhein Cemetery
  • Buchmann Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Buchmann Cemetery is located in Oliver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchmann Cemetery
  • Moos Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Moos Cemetery is located in Oliver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moos Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
  • Emmaus Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Emmaus Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus Cemetery
  • Otter Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Otter Creek Cemetery is located in Oliver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek Cemetery
  • St. Markus Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Brook Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Spring Brook Cemetery is located in Oliver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. Clement Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Butte Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Nisbet Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Nisbet Cemetery is located in Oliver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisbet Cemetery
    • Bluegrass Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bluegrass Cemetery is located in Morton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluegrass Cemetery
    • Hannover Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Hannover Cemetery is located in Oliver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannover Cemetery
    • Hazen Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Hazen Cemetery is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen Cemetery
      • The Hazen Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hazen City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2266008 <5>
    • St. Martins Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • St. Mathews Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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 St. Benedict Cemetery.

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

  • Bluegrass ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bluegrass is located in Morton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluegrass
  • Beulah
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hannover
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Hannover is located in Oliver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannover
  • Hazen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Zap
    (16 miles [25.7 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
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Glen Ullin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Golden Valley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Center
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Krem ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Krem is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krem
  • New Salem
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Stanton
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Sims
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Sims is located in Morton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
    • Knife River Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Knife River Village is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knife River Village
    • Antelope
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Antelope is located in Stark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
    • Dodge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Almont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Marshall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

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 St. Benedict 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 St. Benedict Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Almont
    • Almont lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. Benedict Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Almont.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
  • Beulah
  • Center
  • Dodge
    • Dodge lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the St. Benedict Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dodge.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
  • Glen Ullin
  • Golden Valley
  • Hazen
    • Hazen lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Benedict Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hazen.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
  • Hebron
    • Hebron lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. Benedict Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hebron.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
  • New Salem
  • Stanton
  • Zap
    • Zap lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. Benedict 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 like to start with 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 St. Benedict 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 St. Benedict Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1031097  (Saint Benedict Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1031097 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: 677 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Red Butte SW
      • Location given for Saint Benedict Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.0858394     Lon: -101.7440478
      • 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Benedict 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.