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A visit to the Saint Olaf Cemetery ...


The location of the St. Olaf Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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. Olaf Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   48.5070°   (48° 30' 25")

Lon:   -103.0166°   (-103° 0' 59")

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 .

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 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. Olaf Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Williams County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the St. Olaf Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
      • Hamlet is located in Williams County
    • Tioga
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
      • Tioga is located in Williams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,391 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <4>
    • Battleview
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleview
      • Battleview is located in Burke County
    • Wildrose
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ray
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
      • Ray is located in Williams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ray <4>
    • White Earth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Corinth
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
      • Corinth is located in Williams County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epping have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epping
      • Epping is located in Williams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epping <4>
    • Ross
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
      • Ross is located in Mountrail County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ross <4>
    • Continue List   (5 more) ...
      • Springbrook
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
        • Springbrook is located in Williams County
        • 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)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appam
        • Appam is located in Williams County
      • Larson
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larson
        • Larson is located in Burke County
      • Columbus
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
        • Columbus is located in Burke County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>

    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

    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.<5>

    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
      • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Lindahl Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2180162 <7>
    • 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)
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Williams County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Wildrose.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102521 <7>
    • Bakken Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bakken Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bakken Cemetery is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bakken Cemetery
    • Beauty Valley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Beauty Valley Cemetery is located in Mountrail County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Beauty Valley Cemetery is located
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beauty Valley Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101710 <7>
    • Sharon Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Temple Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Temple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Temple Cemetery is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temple Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • United Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The United Cemetery is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Cemetery
    • Eastside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eastside Cemetery is located in Williams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Divide County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Burke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • German Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The German Cemetery is located in Williams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Cemetery

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

    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: GNIS record #1033998 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: Big Meadow
      • County: Williams         Elev: 743
      • Location given for GNIS #1033998 (Saint Olaf Cemetery)

    The official website for State of North Dakota: 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 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Olaf Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.5070, Longitude: -103.0166       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Olaf Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <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>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.




 

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