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A visit to the Saint Helena 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. Helena Cemetery ...

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

46.3253, -102.8229

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

The St. Helena Cemetery is located in Hettinger County<2>.

The county seat for Hettinger County is located in Mott. Mott lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the east of the St. Helena Cemetery .

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

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the St. Helena Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Peace Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Peace Cemetery is located in Hettinger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
  • Tepee Butte Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Tepee Butte Cemetery is located in Hettinger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tepee Butte Cemetery
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Hettinger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
  • Haven of Rest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rainy Butte Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Rainy Butte Cemetery is located in Hettinger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainy Butte Cemetery
  • Whetstone Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Wolf Butte Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Carroll Twp. Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Carroll Twp. Cemetery is located in Slope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Twp. Cemetery
  • DeSart Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The DeSart Cemetery is located in Slope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeSart Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the DeSart Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest of New England.
  • Cedar Lutheran Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Cedar Lutheran Cemetery is located in Slope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Lutheran Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of Scranton.
    • The Cedar Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cedar Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101803 <5>
  • Richland Lutheran Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Richland Lutheran Cemetery is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Richland Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Richland Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102334 <5>
  • Alden Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Alden Cemetery is located in Slope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Havelock Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Havelock Cemetery is located in Hettinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock Cemetery
    • Schmidt Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Schmidt Cemetery is located in Hettinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schmidt Cemetery
    • Pierce Congregational Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Pierce Congregational Cemetery is located in Slope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Congregational Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pierce Congregational Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast of Amidon.
      • The Pierce Congregational Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pierce Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102288 <5>
    • New England Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The New England Cemetery is located in Hettinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England Cemetery
    • Our Redeemers Lutheran Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Highland Prairie Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Regent Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Regent Cemetery is located in Hettinger County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 14 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the St. Helena Cemetery.

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

  • Regent
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • New England
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Reeder
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Gascoyne
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Gascoyne is located in Bowman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gascoyne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
  • Bucyrus
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Bucyrus is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
  • Scranton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Hettinger
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Mott
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Mott is located in Hettinger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mott <6>
  • Schefield
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Schefield is located in Stark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schefield
  • Amidon
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lefor
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Haley
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bowman
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Bowman is located in Bowman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
    • Former names for Bowman:
    • Eden
    • Lowden
    • Twin Buttes
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowman <6>
  • Haynes
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Haynes is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people

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. Helena Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hettinger County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Amidon
    • Amidon lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. Helena Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Amidon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amidon
  • Bowman
    • Bowman lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Helena Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bowman.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman
  • Bucyrus
  • Gascoyne
  • Haley
    • Haley lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Helena Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Haley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
  • Haynes
  • Hettinger
  • Mott
    • Mott lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the East (E) of the St. Helena Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mott.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mott
  • New England
  • Reeder
    • Reeder lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Helena Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Reeder.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeder
  • Regent
    • Regent lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. Helena Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Regent.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regent
  • Scranton

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 St. Helena Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Hettinger 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. Helena Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1031129  (Saint Helena Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1031129 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: Hettinger
      • Est. Elev: 811 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Enterprise School
      • Location given for Saint Helena Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.3252852     Lon: -102.8229387
      • 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 Hettinger, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Helena 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.