A visit to the Saint Boniface 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. Boniface Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Boniface Cemetery:
47.8828, -99.8110
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Boniface Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Benson County<2>.
The county seat for Benson County is located in Minnewaukan. Minnewaukan lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the St. Boniface Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Boniface Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the St. Boniface Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Boniface Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
- Lutheran Bethania Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lutheran Bethania Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Bethania Cemetery
- The Lutheran Bethania Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethania Cemetery
- Bethania Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101723 <5>
- Strasburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Strasburg Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg Cemetery
- Bethania Church Cemetery South
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cooke Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Cooke Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooke Cemetery
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hesper Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Hesper Cemetery is located in Benson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper Cemetery
- Esmond Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Esmond Cemetery is located in Benson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond Cemetery
- Hoff Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hoff Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoff Cemetery
- Reform Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North Viking Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The North Viking Cemetery is located in Benson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Viking Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Benson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Martin United Methodist Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Martin United Methodist Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin United Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Martin United Methodist Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Martin.
- The Martin United Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Martin Evangelical United Brethern Cemetery
- Martin Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2402014 <5>
- Martin Baptist Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- The Martin Baptist Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Baptist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Martin Baptist Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Martin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2227149 <5>
- Cheyenne River Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hamberg Lutheran Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- German Baptist Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Concordia Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Concordia Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia Cemetery
- Maddock Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- The Maddock Cemetery is located in Benson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddock Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 15 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. Boniface Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Boniface Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Selz
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Selz is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selz
- Harvey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Esmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Martin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Maddock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Isabel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hamberg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fessenden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Anamoose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Bremen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Orrin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Balta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Funston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Funston is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funston
- Drake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Guthrie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Guthrie is located in McHenry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
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. Boniface Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Benson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Boniface Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bowdon
- Cathay
- Drake
- Esmond
- Fessenden
- Harvey
- Maddock
- Minnewaukan
- Oberon
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 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. Boniface Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Dakota:
- Pages specific to Benson 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. Boniface Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1031105 (Saint Boniface Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1031105 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: Benson
- Est. Elev: 492 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Selz NE
- Location given for Saint Boniface Cemetery:
- Lat: 47.8827822 Lon: -99.8109603
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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 Benson, 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- St. Boniface 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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