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A visit to the Saint Michaels 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. Michaels Cemetery ...

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

48.3484, -103.1785

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

The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Williams County<2>.

The county seat for Williams County is located in Williston. Williston lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the west southwest of the St. Michaels Cemetery .

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

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the St. Michaels Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Soine Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Soine Family Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soine Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Soine Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Ray.
    • The Soine Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2362948 <5>
  • Wheelock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Wheelock Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelock Cemetery
  • German Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The German Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
  • Temple Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Temple Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Cemetery
  • Bethany Valley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Epping Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Epping Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epping Cemetery
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
  • United Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The United Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Williams 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 Wildrose.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102521 <5>
  • Eastside Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The Eastside Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastside Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Bakken Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Bakken Cemetery is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakken Cemetery
    • St. Olaf Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Olaf Cemetery is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Olaf Cemetery
    • Stordahl Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • East Fork Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The East Fork Cemetery is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork Cemetery
    • Lindahl Lutheran Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lindahl Lutheran Cemetery is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindahl Lutheran Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lindahl Lutheran Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Tioga and McGregor.  The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of McGregor.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2180162 <5>
    • Kristiansand Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • The Kristiansand Cemetery is located in Mountrail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kristiansand Cemetery
    • Beauty Valley Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The Beauty Valley Cemetery is located in Mountrail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty Valley Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Beauty Valley Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northeast of Tioga.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101710 <5>
    • Grong Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

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. Michaels Cemetery.

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

  • Ray
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Ray is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ray <7>
  • Epping
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Tioga
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Tioga is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <7>
  • Springbrook
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Springbrook is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
  • White Earth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Wildrose
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Corinth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Corinth is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
  • McGregor
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamlet
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Hamlet is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Alamo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Jessie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Jessie is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jessie
    • Banks ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Banks is located in McKenzie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
    • Battleview
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Battleview is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleview
    • Williston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Appam
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Appam is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appam

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. Michaels Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Williams County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Alamo
    • Alamo lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the St. Michaels Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alamo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Banks - Historic
    • Banks lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the South (S) of the St. Michaels Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Banks.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
  • Epping
    • Epping lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Michaels Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Epping.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epping
  • McGregor
  • Ray
    • Ray lies less than 2 miles<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. Michaels Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ray.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
  • Springbrook
  • Wildrose
  • Williston

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 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. Michaels Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Williams 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. Michaels Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1031239  (Saint Michaels Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1031239 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: Williams
      • Est. Elev: 703 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ray
      • Location given for Saint Michaels Cemetery:
      • Lat: 48.3483553     Lon: -103.1785181
      • 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 Williams, 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 from Point A (ie- St. Michaels 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Tioga and McGregor. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.