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A visit to the Scranton Cemetery ...


The location of the Scranton 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 Scranton Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   46.1633°   (46° 9' 47")

Lon:   -103.1418°   (-103° 8' 30")

The Scranton Cemetery is located in Bowman County<2>.

The county seat for Bowman County is located in Bowman. Bowman lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of the Scranton Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Scranton Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Bowman 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 Scranton 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 12 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Scranton Cemetery.

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

    • Scranton
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Gascoyne
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gascoyne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gascoyne
      • Gascoyne is located in Bowman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
    • Reeder
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bowman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman
      • Bowman is located in Bowman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
      • Former names for Bowman:
      • Eden
      • Lowden
      • Twin Buttes
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowman <4>
    • Haley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Bucyrus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucyrus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
      • Bucyrus is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
    • Amidon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amidon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amidon
      • Amidon is located in Slope County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amidon <4>
    • Rhame
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhame have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhame
      • Rhame is located in Bowman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhame <4>
    • Ludlow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
      • Ludlow is located in Harding County (SD)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ludlow <4>
    • Ralph
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Hettinger
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • New England
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

    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 Scranton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bowman County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 23 miles [37 km] of the Scranton Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Cedar Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cedar Lutheran Cemetery is located in Slope County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedar Lutheran Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of Scranton.
      • The Cedar Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cedar Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101803 <6>
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Whetstone Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bowman Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Haven of Rest Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Haven of Rest Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Haven of Rest Cemetery is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haven of Rest Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2559910 <6>
    • St. Charles Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Charles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Bowman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Charles Cemetery
    • Haley Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Haley Cemetery is located in Bowman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haley Cemetery
    • Pierce Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pierce Cemetery is located in Slope County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierce Cemetery
    • Mamre Lutheran Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mamre Lutheran Cemetery is located in Adams County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mamre Lutheran Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of Reeder.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mamre Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2260641 <6>
    • Carroll Twp. Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • DeSart Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The DeSart Cemetery is located in Slope County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the DeSart Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of New England.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the DeSart Cemetery
    • Wolf Butte Lutheran Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Bucyrus Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • St. Helena Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Helena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Helena Cemetery is located in Hettinger County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Helena Cemetery
      • Johnson Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Hettinger County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
      • Grand River Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grand River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Grand River Cemetery is located in Bowman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand River Cemetery
      • North Grand Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Highland Prairie Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Immanuel Norwegian Lutheran
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Peace Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Peace Cemetery is located in Hettinger County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peace Cemetery
      • Tepee Butte Cemetery
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tepee Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Tepee Butte Cemetery is located in Hettinger County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tepee Butte 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 Scranton Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1032009  (Scranton Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1032009 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: Scranton
      • County: Bowman         Elev: 866
      • Location given for GNIS #1032009 (Scranton 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 Bowman, 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 Scranton Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1633, Longitude: -103.1418       In this case, the coordinates for the Scranton 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>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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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