A visit to the Short Creek Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Short Creek Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Short Creek Cemetery (FG ID #2183768).
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 Short Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Short Creek Cemetery:
48.9531, -102.7311
The Short Creek Cemetery is located in Burke County<2>.
The county seat for Burke County is located in Bowbells. Bowbells lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Short Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Short Creek Cemetery.
Establishment of the Short Creek Cemetery ...
The Short Creek Cemetery was established in 1908.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km] of the Short Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Short Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Columbus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Columbus Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Cemetery
- Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Taylorton Heritage Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Swedish Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Swedish Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedish Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Portal Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Norwegian Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Norwegian Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Cemetery
- East Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bienfait Civic Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Coalfield Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Prairie Chapel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. Olaf Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Olaf Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Olaf Cemetery
- Flaxton Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- The Flaxton Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaxton Cemetery
- Hirsch Community Jewish Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Estevan City Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Little Butte Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Little Butte Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Butte Cemetery
- Little Butte Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Little Butte Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Butte Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Souris Valley Memorial Gardens
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Danish Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Danish Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 14 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Short Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Short Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Columbus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rival ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Larson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Larson is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larson
- Roche Percee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Portal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Portal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lignite
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Noonan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bienfait
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Flaxton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hirsch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Estevan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Northgate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Frobisher
(22 miles [35.4 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 Short Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Burke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Short Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crosby
- Flaxton
- Lignite
- McGregor
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Short Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Dakota:
- Pages specific to Burke 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 Short Creek Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2183768
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Burke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Short Creek 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |