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A visit to the Saint Martin 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. Martin Cemetery ...

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

47.3997, -101.7152

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

The St. Martin Cemetery is located in Mercer County<2>.

The county seat for Mercer County is located in Stanton. Stanton lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the St. Martin Cemetery .

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

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the St. Martin Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Link Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Wolfe Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Koehler Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Koehler Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koehler Cemetery
  • Saron Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Saron Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saron Cemetery
  • Weiderich Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Weiderich Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiderich Cemetery
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
  • Kronthal Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Kronthal Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronthal Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kronthal Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north of Beulah.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102095 <5>
  • Boeckel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Boeckel Cemetery is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boeckel Cemetery
  • Goetz Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Peace Lutheran Church
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • St. Jacobs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • St. James Lutheran / Krem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • Peace Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
    • Hazen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Mathews Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Matthseus / Neusatz Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The St. Matthseus / Neusatz Cemetery is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthseus / Neusatz Cemetery
      • The St. Matthseus / Neusatz Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Neusatz Cemetery
      • St. Matthseus Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102209 <5>
    • Cambridge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the south of Pick City.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201207 <5>
    • Tschaekofske Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Tschaekofske Cemetery is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tschaekofske Cemetery

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. Martin Cemetery.

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

  • Krem ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Krem is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krem
  • Hazen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Beulah
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Beaver Creek ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Beaver Creek is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
  • Zap
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Nishu ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Nishu is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nishu
  • Pick City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pick City is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pick City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • Stanton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Knife River Village
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Knife River Village is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knife River Village
  • Riverdale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Golden Valley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • White Shield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • White Shield is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Shield
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Red Butte ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Red Butte is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Butte
    • Garrison
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dodge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Roseglen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Hannover
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Hannover is located in Oliver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannover
    • Elbowoods ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Elbowoods is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbowoods

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. Martin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mercer County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Beulah
    • Beulah lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Martin Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Beulah.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
  • Center
  • Dodge
    • Dodge lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Martin Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dodge.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
  • Garrison
  • Golden Valley
  • Halliday
  • Hazen
    • Hazen lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. Martin Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hazen.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
  • Roseglen
  • Stanton
  • Underwood
  • Zap
    • Zap lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. Martin 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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. Martin Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Mercer 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. Martin Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1031207  (Saint Martin Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1031207 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: Mercer
      • Est. Elev: 619 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hazen NW
      • Location given for Saint Martin Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.3997256     Lon: -101.7151686
      • 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 Mercer, 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. Martin 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.