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A visit to the Saint Patrick 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. Patrick Cemetery ...

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

48.2967, -97.3634

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

The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Walsh County<2>.

The county seat for Walsh County is located in Grafton. Grafton lies just to the north northwest of the St. Patrick Cemetery .

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

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> of the St. Patrick Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Memorial Park is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • St. Lukes Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
  • Concordia Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Concordia Cemetery is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Marshall County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Marshall County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Fork Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Fork Cemetery is located in Marshall County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Cemetery
  • Big Woods Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • The Big Woods Cemetery is located in Marshall County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods Cemetery
  • Malm Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • The Malm Cemetery is located in Marshall County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malm Cemetery
  • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Marshall County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
  • Landstad Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • The Landstad Cemetery is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landstad Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of Grafton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2256137 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Kensington Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Kensington Cemetery is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • St. Marks Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
    • Prairie Home Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • The Prairie Home Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home Cemetery
    • Mesopotamia Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mesopotamia Cemetery is located in Marshall County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesopotamia Cemetery
    • Hyde Park Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hyde Park Cemetery is located in Pembina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park Cemetery
    • Inkster Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Timothy Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Timothy Cemetery is located in Grand Forks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Timothy Cemetery
    • Swedish Evangelical Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Patrick Cemetery.

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

  • Minto
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Herriott
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Herriott is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herriott
  • Warsaw
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Warsaw is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Ardoch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Forest River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Grafton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Johnstown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnstown is located in Grand Forks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Big Woods
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Big Woods is located in Marshall County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Woods
  • Oslo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Oslo is located in Marshall County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oslo <6>
  • Cashel ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Cashel is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashel
  • Mandt
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mandt is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandt
  • Conway
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Conway is located in Walsh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Auburn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Auburn is located in Walsh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Gilby
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Gilby is located in Grand Forks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilby <6>
    • Pisek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Inkster
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Herrick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Manvel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Manvel is located in Grand Forks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manvel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manvel <6>
    • Alvarado
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Alvarado is located in Marshall County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
    • Park River
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Mekinock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

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. Patrick Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Walsh County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Conway
    • Conway lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Patrick Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Conway.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Drayton
    • Drayton lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Patrick Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Drayton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayton
  • Fordville
  • Gilby
    • Gilby lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Patrick Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gilby.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilby
  • Grafton
  • Inkster
  • Minto
    • Minto lies less than 2 miles<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. Patrick Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Minto.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minto
  • Oslo
    • Oslo lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the St. Patrick Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oslo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
  • Park River

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 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. Patrick Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Walsh 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. Patrick Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1031253  (Saint Patrick Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1031253 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: Walsh
      • Est. Elev: 251 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Minto
      • Location given for Saint Patrick Cemetery:
      • Lat: 48.2966545     Lon: -97.3634095
      • 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 Walsh, 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. Patrick 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.