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A visit to the Saint Nicholas 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. Nicholas Cemetery ...

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

47.1780, -100.7707

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

The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in McLean County<2>.

The county seat for McLean County is located in Washburn. Washburn lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the St. Nicholas Cemetery .

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

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km] of the St. Nicholas Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Riverview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Riverview Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
  • Mission Free Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Mission Free Cemetery is located in Burleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Free Cemetery
  • Rosehill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Burleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
  • Wing Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wing Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing Cemetery
  • Ghylin Union Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Ghylin Union Cemetery is located in Burleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghylin Union Cemetery
  • Sanger Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Sanger Cemetery is located in Oliver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanger Cemetery
  • Baldwin Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Burleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
  • Bagnell Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Bagnell Cemetery is located in Oliver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagnell Cemetery
  • Gaines Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Gaines Cemetery is located in Oliver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Riverview Cemetery is located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Yucca Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Yucca Cemetery is located in Oliver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucca Cemetery
    • Sverdrup Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sverdrup Cemetery is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sverdrup Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sverdrup Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Washburn.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102632 <5>
    • Hensler Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hensler Cemetery is located in Oliver County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensler Cemetery
    • Last Rest Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Harmon Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Swedish Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Swedish Cemetery is located in Burleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedish Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Sibley Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sibley Cemetery is located in Burleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the St. Nicholas Cemetery.

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

  • Wilton
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Sanger
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Sanger is located in Oliver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanger
  • Regan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Washburn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hensler
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Hensler is located in Oliver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensler
  • Double Ditch Indian Village
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Mercer
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Wing
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Wing is located in Burleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wing <6>
  • Turtle Lake
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Mandan
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Twin City Estates
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Twin City Estates is located in Morton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City Estates
  • Bismarck
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Apple Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Apple Valley is located in Burleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
    • Underwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Center
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • McClusky
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Menoken
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lyons
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • On-a-Slant Village ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • On-a-Slant Village is located in Morton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for On-a-Slant Village
    • Lincoln
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Arena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Arena is located in Burleigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
    • McKenzie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Riverdale Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverdale Junction is located in McLean County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Junction

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. Nicholas Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McLean County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bismarck
  • Center
  • Mandan
    • Mandan lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Nicholas Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mandan.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandan
  • McClusky
  • McKenzie
  • Mercer
  • Regan
    • Regan lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East (E) of the St. Nicholas Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Regan.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regan
  • Sanger
  • Turtle Lake
  • Underwood
  • Washburn
  • Wilton
    • Wilton lies less than 2 miles<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Nicholas Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wilton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
  • Wing
    • Wing lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the East (E) of the St. Nicholas Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wing.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing

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. Nicholas Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to McLean 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. Nicholas Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1031242  (Saint Nicholas Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1031242 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: McLean
      • Est. Elev: 659 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wilton
      • Location given for Saint Nicholas Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.1780487     Lon: -100.7706881
      • 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 McLean, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Nicholas 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.