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A visit to the Saint Marks Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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. Marks Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   48.2378°   (48° 14' 16")

Lon:   -97.6868°   (-97° 41' 12")

The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Walsh County<2>.

The county seat for Walsh County is located in Grafton. Grafton lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northeast of the St. Marks Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the St. Marks Cemetery.<4>

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

  • East Forest River Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Forest River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Forest River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The East Forest River Cemetery is located in Walsh County
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Walsh County
  • Forest River Colony Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest River Colony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest River Colony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Forest River Colony Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Walsh County
  • Inkster Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Walsh County
  • Middle Forest River Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middle Forest River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middle Forest River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Middle Forest River Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
  • Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Memorial Park is located in Walsh County
  • Park River Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park River Memorial Park
    • The Park River Memorial Park is located in Walsh County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Park River Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Park River.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102164 <5>
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Walsh County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Park River.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101787 <5>
  • Christianson Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christianson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christianson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Christianson Cemetery is located in Walsh County
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Walsh County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Memorial Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Memorial Park is located in Walsh County
    • Kensington Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kensington Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kensington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kensington Cemetery is located in Walsh County
    • Concordia Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concordia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concordia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Concordia Cemetery is located in Walsh County
    • Hyde Park Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hyde Park Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hyde Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hyde Park Cemetery is located in Pembina County
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Walsh County
    • Machart Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Machart Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Machart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Machart Cemetery is located in Walsh County
    • Zion Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Nelson County
    • Prairie Home Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Home Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prairie Home Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
    • Minto Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minto Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minto Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Minto Cemetery is located in Walsh County
    • Zion Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Walsh County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of Grafton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2256137 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the St. Marks Cemetery.

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

  • Conway
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • Conway is located in Walsh County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
  • Fordville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordville
    • Fordville is located in Walsh County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordville <6>
  • Pisek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Inkster
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Orr
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
    • Orr is located in Grand Forks County
  • Forest River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Park River
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park River
    • Park River is located in Walsh County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park River <6>
  • Johnstown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
    • Johnstown is located in Grand Forks County
  • Pleasant Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Walsh County
  • Lankin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lankin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankin
    • Lankin is located in Walsh County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lankin <6>
  • Mandt
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandt
    • Mandt is located in Walsh County
  • Praha ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Praha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
    • Praha is located in Walsh County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Gilby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilby
      • Gilby is located in Grand Forks County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilby <6>
    • Minto
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Herriott
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Herriott. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herriott
      • Herriott is located in Walsh County
    • McCanna
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCanna
      • McCanna is located in Grand Forks County
    • Kerry ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerry
      • Kerry is located in Walsh County
    • Ardoch
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardoch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardoch
      • Ardoch is located in Walsh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardoch <6>
    • Grafton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Niagara
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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. Marks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Walsh County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Adams
    • Adams lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the St. Marks Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Adams.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Conway
    • Conway lies less than 2 miles<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. Marks Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Conway.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Fordville
  • Gilby
    • Gilby lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the St. Marks Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gilby.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilby
  • Grafton
  • Inkster
  • Lankin
    • Lankin lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. Marks Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lankin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankin
  • Minto
    • Minto lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. Marks Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Minto.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minto
  • Park River
  • Petersburg

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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. Marks Cemetery:

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. Marks Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1031204  (Saint Marks Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1031204 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Inkster
    • County: Walsh         Elev: 310
    • Location given for GNIS #1031204 (Saint Marks Cemetery)

The official website for State of North Dakota: https://www.nd.gov/

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 Walsh, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Marks Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.2378, Longitude: -97.6868       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Marks Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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