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A visit to the Saint Olaf 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. Olaf Cemetery ...

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

48.5070, -103.0166

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

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

The county seat for Williams County is located in Williston. Williston lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the St. Olaf Cemetery .

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

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the St. Olaf Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lindahl Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • 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<5> 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 <6>
  • Stordahl Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Grong Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • 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 <6>
  • Bakken Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bakken Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakken Cemetery
  • Beauty Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • 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 <6>
  • Sharon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Temple Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Temple Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
  • United Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The United Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Cemetery
  • Eastside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Eastside Cemetery is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastside Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Zion Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Divide County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Grace Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • German Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The German Cemetery is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the St. Olaf Cemetery.

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

  • McGregor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamlet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Hamlet is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
  • Tioga
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Battleview
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Battleview is located in Burke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleview
  • Wildrose
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ray
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • White Earth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Corinth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Corinth is located in Williams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
  • Powers Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Alamo
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Epping
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ross
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ross is located in Mountrail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ross <7>
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Springbrook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Springbrook is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
    • Noonan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Appam
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Appam is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appam
    • Larson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Larson is located in Burke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larson
    • Columbus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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. Olaf Cemetery. The following communities are located in Williams County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Alamo
    • Alamo lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. Olaf Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alamo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Epping
  • McGregor
  • Ray
    • Ray lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Olaf Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ray.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
  • Springbrook
  • Wildrose

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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. Olaf 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. Olaf Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1033998  (Saint Olaf Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1033998 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: 743 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Big Meadow
      • Location given for Saint Olaf Cemetery:
      • Lat: 48.5069692     Lon: -103.0165713
      • 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 drawn from Point A (ie- St. Olaf 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>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.