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A visit to the Saline 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 Saline Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Saline Cemetery:

48.4436, -100.8960

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

The Saline Cemetery is located in McHenry County<2>.

The county seat for McHenry County is located in Towner. Towner lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Saline Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Saline Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 23 miles [37 km] of the Saline Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Little Deep Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Little Deep Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Deep Cemetery
  • Deering Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Deering Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
  • Rising Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Fredericks Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Fredericks Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericks Cemetery
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Thompson Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
  • Granville Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Bloomfield Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bloomfield Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Cemetery
  • Norwich Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Norwich Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich Cemetery
  • Bantry Union Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Renville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Philomena Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101922 <5>
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    • Melankton Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Melankton Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melankton Cemetery
    • Dovre Lutheran Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • The Dovre Lutheran Cemetery is located in Bottineau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovre Lutheran Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dovre Lutheran Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Newburg.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2440363 <5>
    • Stnenkjer Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The Stnenkjer Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stnenkjer Cemetery
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • Mouse River Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • The Mouse River Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse River Cemetery
    • Kramer Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Kramer Cemetery is located in Bottineau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer Cemetery
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Maxbass Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Maxbass Cemetery is located in Bottineau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxbass Cemetery
    • Shook Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • The Shook Cemetery is located in Renville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook Cemetery
      • The Shook Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Van Buren Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983513 <5>
    • First Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The First Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Ward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the First Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Minot.
      • The First Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hauge Cemetery
      • Synod Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2340915 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Saline Cemetery.

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

  • Deering
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rising ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Rising is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
  • Granville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Upham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bantry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Russell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Russell is located in Bottineau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Glenburn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Surrey
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Genoa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Genoa is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
  • Newburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Ruthville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Ruthville is located in Ward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
  • Kramer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • White ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • White is located in Bottineau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
    • Maxbass
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Minot
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Towner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)

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 Saline Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McHenry County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bantry
    • Bantry lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Saline Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bantry.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bantry
  • Burlington
  • Deering
  • Glenburn
  • Granville
  • Kramer
    • Kramer lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Saline Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kramer.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer
  • Lansford
  • Maxbass
  • Minot
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Continue List   (6 more)
    • Sawyer
      • Sawyer lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Saline Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sawyer.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
    • Towner
    • Upham
      • Upham lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Saline Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Upham.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upham
    • Velva
    • Willow City

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Saline Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to McHenry 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 Saline Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1031324  (Saline Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1031324 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: McHenry
      • Est. Elev: 452 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Granville NW
      • Location given for Saline Cemetery:
      • Lat: 48.4436236     Lon: -100.8959786
      • 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 McHenry, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Saline 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.
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